Also known as: botes · boteless · boot · bootless · compensation · amends
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A historical form of compensation consisting of an allowance or payment made for injury or as a benefit such as wood for repairs or maintenance.
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Brooke Bryant owned land condemned by the state for a highway project. The court determined the value of her loss and ordered payment of bote to restore her to her prior position. The award covered both the land itself and related expenses arising from the taking.
Blake Butler served on the board of Bristol Steel. The remaining directors met and fixed the amount of bote to be paid to Butler for his service during the coming year. The articles contained no contrary provision limiting this authority.
Bernard Bass, a sitting judge, drafted estate documents for his sister without charging any bote. The rules permitted this limited assistance to family members but barred him from appearing as her lawyer in court.
Boubacar Bah represented a client in litigation funded by the client's employer. The client gave informed consent to the arrangement for bote paid by the employer. The agreement ensured the payment would not affect the lawyer's independent judgment.
Bella Barnes suffered injuries when a neighbor's tree fell on her property. The court awarded bote measured by her medical costs and lost wages to compensate for the harm sustained.
Brian Bailey held an easement across neighboring land that had become unusable due to changed conditions. The court modified the servitude and required payment of bote to the burdened owner for resulting harm.
Bote refers to compensation or an allowance, particularly for injury or for materials such as wood used in repairs. It also covers payments made to remedy harm caused to another.
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Bote is an older term that includes both payments for injury and specific allowances like wood for household or farm use. Modern compensatory damages focus on monetary awards for harm without the same emphasis on in-kind benefits.
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…of the defendants' default and that they were the only loss actually sustained. The principle of damages is to render compensation to the injured party. Authorities and treatises were cited, including Sedgwick on the Measure of Damages, where the rule is stated that in contract cases damages may be those which both…