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Nuisance

an action for nuisance, Elliotson v. Feethan, (1835) s Bing NC 134. And no prescriptive rights can be acquired for a nuisance. It includes any act, omission, place, animal or thing which causes or is likely to … from an engine; if the power is permissive only, due care must be exercised not to infringe the rights of other people; while statutory powers which are without prejudice to such rights may give rise to an

attach

[affidavits ed to the suit "Rosalind Resnick"] 3 : to create a security interest in (property) and so acquire the right to foreclose on or otherwise deal with property for payment of a debt and to exercise

Trust

directory. (II.) Arising by operation of law, such as (a) Constructive, which arise when property which has been acquired in right of another is being retained by the trustee for his own benefit, or when the person

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Vest

enjoyment in respect of a property is created. With the long usage the said word 'vest' has also acquired a meaning as 'an absolute or indefeasible right', Howrah Municipal Corporation v. Ganges Rope. Co. Ltd., (2004) 1

Support

Lords that there is natural right to lateral support for buildings. This is an easement which may be acquired by twenty years' uninterrupted, peaceable, and open enjoyment of that building. In the case of the removal of

Light

(1930) 1 Ch 500. If two tenements belong to a common landlord, the right to light can be acquired by one tenement not only against the other tenement, but also against the landlord, Morgan v. Fear, 1907

subrogation

the tortfeasor called also equitable subrogation 2 : an act or instance of subrogating [where an insurer has acquired by an assignment or by the right to recover for money "J. M. Landers et al."] NOTE: Subrogation

Citizen

who is either born within the State or born of parents who are citizens or one who has acquired the status of citizen by application of the laws of the State providing for the naturalization of persons … taxation, and to whom the government, in turn, grants and guarantees liberty to person and of conscience, the right of acquiring and possessing property, of marriage, and the social relations, of suit and of defence, and security

Singular successor

by regular title of succession or universal representation, whereas the purchaser acquires right solely by the single title acquired by the disposition of the former proprietor, Bell's Scots Law Dict.

Acting in concert

Acting in concert, the persons acting in concerts with an acquirer must have commonality of objectives and community of interests and their act of acquiring shares or voting rights … acquirer must have commonality of objectives and community of interests and their act of acquiring shares or voting rights in a company must serve the common objective, Technip SA v. SMS Holding (P) Ltd., (2005) 5 SCC

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