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Corporation or body politic
Ch D 685 n., per Bowen, L.J. It is a general rule that a corporation must contract under its commonseal, but … the fundator perficines of such), or by his heirs or assigns. The distinction between corporations and trading partnerships is, that in
Impossible or impermissible
on the other hand, tends to be used in more general senses, often to mean simply 'unrealistic' or 'not sensible'', Union … Ramanatha Aiyar, 2nd Edn., p. 889) one of the meanings assigned to impracticable is ''not possible' or 'not feasible'; at any
Executor
however, the power to prefer no longer exists. (8) In general, legacies ought not to be paid within a year after … the estate in respect of the covenants in a lease assigned to a purchaser, etc. (4) Probate should be obtained within
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Equitable estates and interests
rules of descent were the same; words of limitation were generally construed in the same way [see Moncton's Settlement, (1913) 2 … in himself, e.g., by contract or by any conveyance or assignment which does not by law transfer or vest the legal
Domicile
be animo et facto. From these considerations and rules the general conclusion may be deduced, that domicile is of three sorts: … that nobody can be without a domicile effective, the law assigns what is called a domicile of origin to every person
Directions, summons for
Directions, summons for, one general summons with respect to pleadings, discovery, and other matters previous … Court, through the particular master to whom each action is assigned, to obtain control over the action at an early stage.
Delegation
or duty entrusted to him by his principal is in general prohibited, under the maxim delegatus non-potest delegare, without the express … Delegation, a sending away; a putting into commission; the assignment of a debt to another; the entrusting another with a
Coparceners or parceners
legal estate was vested on the 1st January, 1926, in general, if not more than four in number, hold the legal … the eldest and her issue, nay, her husband or her assigns, should present alone, before the younger. And the reason given
Constructive trust
or charge upon land sold for unpaid purchase money, and generally, when an estate is subject to a trust or equitable … a purchaser from him with notice, will be directed to assign the lease free from incumbrances, except a bona fide lease
Common Law
This Common Law is properly distinguished into three kinds: (1) General customs, or those applicable to and governing the whole kingdom, … decisions of our judges together with the reasons which they assigned for their decisions.'--Odgers on the Common Law, p. 59. The
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