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Rate
Rate, A contribution levied by some public body for a public purpose, as a poor rate, a highway rate, a sewers … upon, as a general rule, the occupiers of property within a parish or other area. Proportional or relative value; the proportion of which quantity or value is adjusted, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1268. The term
Building
by Lord Esher in Moir v. Williams, (1892) 1 QB 270, as an inclosure of brick or stone covered by a roof, and said by Park, J., in R. v. Gregory, (1833) 5 B. & Ad. At
Trial
before a court that has proper jurisdiction, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1348; see also C.&.S.F. Rly. Co. v. Smit, Okl, 270 P 2d 629 (633); Pulaski v. State, 23 Wis. 2d 138, 126, N.W. 2d 625
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Ultra vires
an ordinary person can do [Wenlock (Baroness) v. River Dee Co., (1885) 10 AC 354; British South Africa Co. v. De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd., (1910) 1 Ch 354], subject to the consequences if the act is prohibited … which, if every individual corporator assented to it, would still remain illegitimate.' See Asbhury Railway Carriage and Iron Co. v. Riche, (1875) LR 7 HL 653, where the Houseof Lords held that a contract by the directors of
Penalty
Penalty, is a liability under the taxing statute, Khemka & Co. v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1975 SC 1549. Penalty, is legal or official punishment such as a term of … terrorem of the offending party: the essence of liquidated damages is a genuine covenanted pre-estimate of loss, Dunlop Co. v. New Garage Co., 1915 AC 79; approved in Widnes Foundry (1925) Ltd. v. Cellulose Acetate Co. Ltd., (1931)
Accident to workman
done by him for the purposes of and in connection with his employer's trade or business, see Guest v. Gaston & Co., 1927 (1) KB 1. The word 'accident' must be given its ordinary and popular sense; … Accident to workman, compensation for. (English) The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925, provides s. 1, sub-s. (1), that if in any employment personal
Agent
with the maxim, qui facit per alium facit per se, to fix him with the same liability in contract or tort as if he had done it himself. See BROKER, FACTOR, MERCANTILE AGENT, VICARIOUS RESPONSIBILITY, and consult … same liability in contract or tort as if he had done it himself. See BROKER, FACTOR, MERCANTILE AGENT, VICARIOUS RESPONSIBILITY, and consult Bowstead on Agency or Evans on Principal and Agent. Where the principal is disclosed, only
Judgment
the appeal on any ground, therefore, the order in question is not a judgment, Chalavada Venkata Subbarao and Co v. Grandhi Sree Amulu, AIR 1965 AP 16. In order to constitute a 'judgment' within the ambit of clause
Directors
Coalfield Ltd., (1908) 1 Ch 65], nor can a pension be granted to a retiring managing director, Normandy v. Ind, Coope & Co., (1908) 1 Ch 84; but they were under no personal liability except for fraud, … Directors, persons appointed or elected according to law, authorized to manage and direct the affairs of a corporation or company. The whole of the directors collectively form the board of directors. Their powers, if the company
Officer
officers for services rendered or to be rendered is not enforceable in a Court of law, see Jynaston v. A.G., 49 TLR 300. It means a person commissioned, gazetted or in pay as an officer in the … Officer. See ARMY; NAVY. A contract between the Crown and any of its military or naval officers for services rendered or to be rendered
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