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Equitable estates and interests
ownership in property of the same nature. The rules of descent were the same; words of limitation were generally construed in the same way [see Moncton's Settlement, (1913) 2 Ch 536]. See now L.P. Act, 1925, s. … Will. 4, c. 27), ss. 24 and 25, and 1874 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 37) (imitation of suits), the (English) Judg-ments Act, 1838 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 110), extending 29 Car. 2, c. 3, s.
Executor
penalty of 100l. and 10l. per cent. on the property would be incurred; and if there be a suit or dispute relative to the will or administration, the probate or letters of administration should be obtained within … appointing a different person executor, the acts of the former executor so long as his title existed are good, Hewson v. Shelley, (1914) 2 Ch 13. Probate of the will, when obtained, is only evidence of his
Composition
for the future be discharged from payment of tithes, by reason of some land or other real recompense given to the parson in lieu and satisfaction thereof. Tithe Act, 1832, s. 2, and see TITHES. 3. Also
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Campbell's (Lord) Acts (English)
the defendant against whom an action founded on such act, neglect, or default would have lain at the suit of the deceased had he not succumbed to his injuries. The damages recoverable are strictly on the basis … The damages recoverable are strictly on the basis of compensation [e.g., funeral expenses not recoverable, Clark v. London General Omnibus Co., 1906 (2) KB 648]. The action, which is to compensate the wife, husband, parent, or child
Redemption
used especially with reference to the paying off of a mortgage debt. An action of redemption is a suit brought to compel the mortgagee to recover the property to the mortgagor on the latter paying the mortgage
Practice
denotes the mode of proceeding by which a legal right is enforced as distinguished from the law which gives and defines the right, State of Seraikella v. Union of India, AIR 1951 SC 253: 1951 SCR 474: … enterprise. [Competition Act, 2002 (92 of 2003), s. 2(m)] The form and manner of conducting and carrying on suits, actions, or prosecutions at law or in equity, civil or criminal, through their various stages, from the commencement
writ
The writ was a vital official instrument in the old common law of England. A plaintiff commenced a suit at law by choosing the proper form of action and obtaining a writ appropriate to the remedy sought; … a letter that was issued in the name of the English monarch from Anglo-Saxon times to declare his grants, wishes, and commands 2 : an order or mandatory process in writing issued in the name of the
Nuisance
(1) It may give ground for an indictment by a private individual, or a criminal information at the suit of the Attorney-General. (2) It may give ground for a civil action, called an information, by the Attorney-General, … may be distinguished from negligence in that nuisance is an act or omission causing injury, the injury itself giving rise to an action for damages, while a person suffering from damage due to negligence must prove that
Rules of Court
orders regulating the practice of the Courts; or orders made between parties to an action or suit. (1) General rules regulating the practice of the Courts, both of Common Law and Equity, have from time to time
Injunction
the assertion of a right, or perpetually res-trained from the commission of an act contrary to equity and good conscience. As to mandatory injunctions, see post. See Specific Relief Act, 1963 (47 of 1963), s. 37. Prior … Court might grant them), and injunctions, called 'common injunction,' were frequently granted by that Court to stay a suitor from proceeding in a Court of Common Law to assert a right which it was contrary to equity
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