What is CONNECTED? Definition of CONNECTED in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.
Joined; united by junction, by an intervening substance or medium, by dependence or relation, or by order in a series. State v. Patterson, 95 S.C. 463, 79 S.E. 309, 310.
With reference to buildings, the term does not generally denote such a close union as is implied by the word "attached" or "annexed," but rather signifiez the connection effected by a flume; Plattsburg Gas & Electric Co. v. Miller, 206 N.Y.S. 42, 45, 123 Misc. 651; or by piping or telephone connections; Williams Mfg. Co. v. Insurance Co. of North America, 93 Vt. 161, 106 A. 657, 659.
A counterclaim, to be "connected" with the subject of the action, must be directly connected, so that the parties could be supposed to have foreseen and contemplated it in their mutual acts. Haberle-Crystal Spring Brewing Co. v. Handrahan, 165 N.Y.S. 251, 255, 100 Misc. 163; Placerville Gold Mining Co. v. Beal, 168 Cal. 682, 144 P. 748, 749.
As used in the Act to Regulate Commerce (Act Feb. 4, 1887, c. 104, § 15, 24 Stat. 384), as amended by Act June 29, 1906, c. 3591, § 4, 34 Stat. 589 (49 USCA § 15), "connected with" transportation means "a part of" transportation. New York Cent. & H. R. R. Co. v. General Electric Co., 146 N.Y.S. 322, 327, 83 Misc. 529.
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