trespass on the case

Noun trespass on the case has 1 sense

• trespass on the case(n = noun.act) - an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss; "a person struck by a log as it was thrown onto a road could maintain trespass against the thrower but one who was hurt by stumbling over it could maintain and action on the case"
is a kind of trespass