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Infant
Lat., one who cannot speak], a person under twenty-one years of age, whose acts are in many cases either void or voidable. See AGE. At Common Law, the contracts of infants are divided into three classes: 1st. … of the infant, and can only operate to his prejudice; as a surety-bond, or a release to his guardian. 2nd. Those which are only voidable: such as are beneficial to him, which he may affirm or avoid
Best evidence rule
Best evidence rule, is rule of evidence in order to prove what is said or pictured in a writing, recording, … the rule when the judges and sages of the law have laid down that there is but one general rule of evidence, the best that the nature of the case will allow, Omychnd v. Barker, (1745) 1
Bond
condition added, that, if the obligor does or forbears from some act, the obligation shall be void, or else shall remain in full force, and the bond is then called a double or conditional one; see Dav. … a debt under seal. See DEED. No technical form of words is necessary to constitute a bond; see Gerrard v. Clowes, (1892) 2 QB 11; Strickland v. Williams, (1899) 1 QB 382. The person giving the bond
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Charter-party
less common there was only one instrument made for both parties; this they cut in two, and give each his portion; an agreement in writing by which a ship owners agrees to let an entire ship, or … were less common there was only one instrument made for both parties; this they cut in two, and give each his portion; an agreement in writing by which a ship owners agrees to let an entire ship,
Collateral
of two sons; collateral issue, where a criminal convict pleads any matter allowed by law, in bar of execution, as pregnancy, pardon, an act of grace, or diversity of person, viz., that he or she is not … criminal convict pleads any matter allowed by law, in bar of execution, as pregnancy, pardon, an act of grace, or diversity of person, viz., that he or she is not the same that was attained, etc., the
Constructive notice
purchased; (b) if he omits to investigate some fact which has been brought to his notice suggesting the existence of such title or claim; (c) if he deliberately refrains from inquiry in order to avoid notice. See … be deemed to arise are not necessarily documentary. Absence of title deeds or the possession of a tenant gives notice of the tenant's interest, Taylor v. Stibbert, (1794) 2 Ves 437, but not necessarily of an adverse
Corporation or body politic
Corporation or body politic, an artificial person es-tablished for preserving in perpetual succession certain rights, which being conferred on natural persons only would fail in process … the artificial personage called a corporation, whether sole or aggregate, civil or ecclesiastical, is created. The royal charter gives it a legal immortality, and a name by which it acts and becomes known. It has power to
Adverse possession
which is inconsistent with the title of any person to whom the land rightfully belongs and tends to extinguish that person's title, see (English) Real Property Limitation Act, 1874 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 57), which provides … and secondly, the person setting up dispossession may have been holding under the rightful owner's title, e.g., trustees, guardians, bailiffs or agents. Such persons cannot set up possession averse to their cestui que trust, principal or persons
Day
tag, Germ.], in its largest sense the time of a whole apparent revolution of the sun round the earth, but , in its popular acceptation, that part of the twenty-four hours when it is light, or the … Day [fr. dies, Lat.; tag, Germ.], in its largest sense the time of a whole apparent revolution of the sun round the earth, but
Destruction of buildings
Destruction of buildings, The consequence of 'des-truction of buildings' has been discussed by R. E. Megarry and H. W. R. Wade in The Law of Real Property as under: Destruction of buildings.--If there
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