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Dominant owner

Dominant owner, defined. [Easements Act, 1882 (5 of 1882), s. 4]...

Peaceably, is not defined in any Act, it is a subject of some judicial pronouncement. The prescriptive right of an easement can be acquired only when the user is inter alia nec vi, that is to say, without violence. Therefore it implies the dominant owner has neither been obliged to resort to physical force himself at any time during the period of enjoyment, nor had he been prevented by use of physicalforce by the servient owner in his enjoyment of such right, Mavendham Chandra Babu Singh v. Khundrapam Nadiachand Singh, AIR 1970 Manipur 67....

tradition

tradition [French, legal transfer] in the civil law of Louisiana : transfer or acquisition of property esp. by delivery with intent of both parties to transfer the title [delivery of the act of transfer or use of the right by the owner of the dominant estate constitutes "Louisiana Civil Code"] ...

Easement

Easement, An easement is a right which the owner or occupier of certain land possesses, a such, for the beneficial enjoyment of that land, to do and continue to do something, or to prevent and continue to prevent something being done, in or upon, or in respect of, certain other land not his own. [Easement Act, 1882 (5 of 1882), s. 4]Easement, a privilege without profit which the owner of one neighbouring tenement hath of another, existing in respect of their several tenements, by which the owner of the one (called the servient) tenement is obliged to suffer, or not to do something on his own land, for the advantage of the owner of the other (called the dominant) tenement, e.g., a right of way, a right of passage of water. It is the servitus of the Civil Law. An easement being a mere right without profit must be distinguished from a profit a prendre (q.v.), which confers a right to take something from the servient tenement. Instances of easements are rights of way, light, support, or fl...

easement

easement [Anglo-French esement, literally, benefit, convenience, from Old French aisement, from aisier to ease, assist] : an interest in land owned by another that entitles its holder to a specific limited use or enjoyment (as the right to cross the land or have a view continue unobstructed over it) see also dominant estate and servient estate at estate compare license, profit, right of way, servitude affirmative easement : an easement entitling a person to do something affecting the land of another that would constitute trespass or a nuisance if not for the easement compare negative easement in this entry apparent easement : an easement whose existence is detectable by its outward appearance (as by the presence of a water pipe) ap·pur·te·nant easement [ə-pərt-n-ənt-] : easement appurtenant in this entry common easement : an easement in which the owner of the land burdened by the easement retains the privilege of sharing the benefits of the easeme...

Goodwill

Goodwill, may be the whole advantage belonging to the firm, its reputation as also connection thereof. It, thus, means that every affirmative advantage as contrasted with negative advantage that has been acquired in carrying on the business whether connected with the premises of business or its name or style, everything connected with or carrying the benefit of the business, Ramnik Vallabhdas Madhwani v. Taraben Pravinlal Madhwani, (2004) 1 SCC 407: AIR 2004 SC 1084 (Partnership Act, 1932, s. 55).A business's reputation, patronage, and other intan-gible assets that are considered when apprising the business, esp. for purchase; The ability to earn income in excess of the an come that would be expected from the business veined as a mere collec-tion of assets, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 703.The advantage or benefit which is acquired by a business, beyond the mere value of the capital, stock, funds, or property employed therein, incon-sequence of the general public patronage and ...

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