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ex delicto

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trust ex delicto

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Ex delicto

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Pana ex delicto defuncti, hares teneri non debet

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Nemo ex suo delicto meliorem suam conditionem facere potest

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trust

faith) title to the property or a property interest of another called also trust de son tort trust ex delicto trust ex maleficio compare resulting trust in this entry 2 : an equitable remedy to prevent unjust enrichment … de son tort (desmesne) from his or her (own) wrongful act] : constructive trust in this entry trust ex delicto : constructive trust in this entry trust ex maleficio : constructive trust in this entry unit trust :

ex contractu

Matched in: Term ex contractu

Maritime lien

lien is a claim which attaches to the res i.e., the ship, freight, or cargo. It may arise ex delicto, e.g., compensation for damage by collision, or ex contractu, for services rendered to the res; but it is

Immoral contracts

Immoral contracts, contracts founded upon considerations contra bonos mores, are void. Ex turpi contractu non oritur actio. But where a contract founded upon an immoral consideration has been executed, neither … equity will interfere to set it aside if both parties have been equally in fault, for in pari delicto potior est conditio defendentis. Yet a contract under seal, made in consideration of past seduction or cohabitation, can

Illegal contract

of a room for a lecture in contravention of the Blasphemy Act, Cowam v. Milbourn, (1867) LR 2 Ex 230; but see Re Bowman, (1915) 2 Ch 447, or a contract by a servant of a local … on Contracts; Odgers on the Common Law. An illegal contract cannot be sued on. See maxim: IN PARI DELICTO MELIOR EST CONDITIO POSSIDENTIS; and CONTRACT; IMPOSSIBILITY.

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