MOVABLES. Such subjects of property as attend a man's person wherever he goes, in contradistinction to things immovable.
Things movable by their nature are such as may be carried from one place to another, whether they move themselves, as cattle, or cannot be removed without an extraneous power, as inanimate things. So in the civil law mobilia; but this term did not properly include living movables, which were termed moventia. Calvinus, Lex. But these words nzobilia and moventia are also used synony mously, and in the general sense of "mova bles." Ibid. Movables are further distin guished into such as are in possession, or which are in the power of the owner, as a horse in actual use, a piece of furniture in a man's own house; and such as are in the possession of another, and can only be re covered by action, which are therefore said to be in action, as a debt. But it has been held that movable property, in a legacy, strictly includes only such as is corporeal and tangible ; not, therefore, rights in action, as judgment or bond debts ; Strong v. White,
19 Cann. 238, 245; 1 Wm. Jones 225. But see Penniman v. French, 17 Pick. (Mass.) 404, 28 Am. Dec. 309. See. PERSONAL PROP ERTY; Pow. Mortg. Index ; 2 Bla. Com. 384; 2 Steph. Com. 26; 1 P. Wms. 267.
In a will, "movables" is used in its larg est sense, but will not pass growing crops, nor building materials on ground ; nor, as stated above, rights in action ; 2 Wins. Exec. 1014; Humble v. Humble, 3 A. K. Marsh. (Ky.) 123; Jackson v. Vanderspreigle, 2 Dail. (U. S.) 142,, 1 L. Ed. 323. See MORT GAGE.
M 0 V E. To apply to the court to take ac tion in any matter. See MOTION. To pro pose a resolution, or recommend action in a deliberative body.