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INSTITOR, civ(law)

INSTITOR, civ (law)


INSTITOR, civ. law. A clerk in a store an agent. 2. He was so called because he watched over the business with which he 2. He was so called because he watched over the business with which he was charged; and it is immaterial whether he was employed in making a sale was charged; and it is immaterial whether he was employed in making a sale in a store, or whether charged with any other business. Institor appellatus in a store, or whether charged with any other business. Institor appellatus est ex eo, quod negotio gerendo instet; nec multum facit tabernae sit est ex eo, quod negotio gerendo instet; nec multum facit tabernae sit praepositus, an cuilibet alii negotiationi. Dig. lib. 14, tit. 3, l. 3. Mr., praepositus, an cuilibet alii negotiationi. Dig. lib. 14, tit. 3, l. 3. Mr., Bell says, that the charge given to a clerk to manage a store or shop, is Bell says, that the charge given to a clerk to manage a store or shop, is called institorial power. 1 Bell' s Com. 479, 6th ed.; Ersk. Inst. B. 3, t. called institorial power. 1 Bell' s Com. 479, 6th ed.; Ersk. Inst. B. 3, t. 3, Sec. 46; 1 Stair' s Inst. by Brodie, B. 1, tit. 11, Sec. 12, 18, 19; Story 3, Sec. 46; 1 Stair' s Inst. by Brodie, B. 1, tit. 11, Sec. 12, 18, 19; Story on Ag. 8. on Ag. 8.