NON ASSUMPSIT

non assumpsit

non assumpsit (non [schwa]-s[schwa]m[p]-sit). [Latin “he did not undertake”] Hist. A general denial in an action of assumpsit. See ASSUMPSIT. [Cases: Assumpsit, Action of 20. C.J.S. Assumpsit, Action of § 19.] “ ‘Non assumpsit’ is the general issue in assumpsit, whether special or general, and is in effect a formal denial of liability on the

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