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Lords' Act

Geo. 3, c. 5, and made perpetual by 39 Geo. 3, c. 50, passed for the relief of debtors 'with respect to the imprisonment of their persons; and to oblige debtors continuing in execution in prison beyond

Insolvency

debts even after his discharge. The Acts from time to time in operation for the relief of insolvent debtors were 53 Geo. 3, c. 102; 1 & 2Vict. c. 110, ss. 23-120, 5 & 6 Vict. c.

Contribution

Contribution, to any fund shall not include any sums in repayment of loan. [Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), s. 80C(8)(ii)] Means the sum of money payable to the corporation by the principal employer in respect...

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Decreet cognitionis causa

Decreet cognitionis causa, when a creditor brings his action against the heir of his debtor in order to constitute the debt against him and attach the lands, and the heir appears and renounces

Conveyance

of England, Vol. 18, para 360, p. 167. Fall within the provision whether it is made by the debtor or at his direction, Eicholz, Eicholz's Trustee (in re:) v. Eicholz, (1959) Ch 708 (UK).

Court of record

Durga Das Basu, Vol. H, 6th Edn., p. 233. Means the court within the jurisdiction of which the debtor resided or carried on business for the greater part of the six months immediately prior to his death,

Dearle v. Hall

rule conferring the priority of assignments of choses in action according to the date of notice to the debtor by the assignment, Ryall v. Rowles, 1 Ves Sess 348. Before 1926 the rule was that the priority

Debita sequuntur personam debitoris

Debita sequuntur personam debitoris [Lat.], Debts follow the person of the debtor.

Debitor non presumitur donare

Debitor non presumitur donare [Lat.], A debtor is not presumed to give. This maxim has reference to the equitable doctrine of satisfaction.

Debtors Act, 1869

Debtors Act, 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 62).-This Act abolishes imprisonment for debt except incase of default of

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