Obs. A law case found in the books or on record, a precedent. (Cf. BOOK 4 c.)
1552. Huloet, s.v. Preiudice It may be as the ruled cases and matters of the lawe be called bokecases.
16404. in Rushw., Hist. Coll., III. (1692), I. 597. Book-Cases and Precedents, which without doubt they would have cited.
1726. Ayliffe, Parerg., 204. I have not met with any Book-Case, that expressly warrants this opinion.