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civil liability
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civil liability act
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Executor de son tort.
Leeder, (1878) 47 LJ QB 573; A.-G. v. New York Breweries Co., 1899 AC 62. As to his liability in respect of a term of years of which the deceased was assignee, see Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation v. Parker, … Executor de son tort. See (English) A.E. Act, 1925, ss. 28, 29, and s. 55(1)(xi.). If a stranger take upon himself to
succession
legatees, or devisees ;also : the estate of the deceased including assets and liabilities used chiefly in the civil law of Louisiana intestate succession 1 : the transmission of property or property interests of a decedent as … : the act or process of one person's taking the place of another in the enjoyment of or liability for rights or duties or both 3 : the act or process by which a person becomes entitled
dram shop act
dram shop act : a law imposing civil liability on the owner of an establishment that sells alcoholic beverages to an intoxicated person who causes injury to … intoxicated person who causes injury to another as a result of the intoxication called also civil damage act civil liability act
force
force in this entry NOTE: As a general rule, deadly force may be used without incurring criminal or tort liability when one reasonably believes that one's life or safety is in danger. In some cases, a person's
heir
on English common law called also heir at law heir general legal heir compare issue b in the civil law of Louisiana : one who succeeds to the estate of a person by will or esp. by … Louisiana : an heir who exercises the benefit of inventory which limits the amount of his or her liability for the decedent's debts bod·i·ly heir : heir of the body in this entry forced heir : an
liability insurance
Matched in: Term liability insurance
Indemnity
from a person who has such a duty. (3) Reimbursement or compensation for loss, damages, or liability in tort; esp., the right of a party who is secondary liable to recover from the party who is primarily
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