General Damages - Law Dictionary Search Results
General damages
Matched in: Term General damages
general damages
Matched in: Term general damages
damage
the position he or she would have been in had the contract been completed called also expectancy damages general damages 1 : damages for a loss that is the natural, foreseeable, and logical result of a wrongful act … property that are easily calculable in monetary terms called also consequential damages compare direct damages in this entry general damages in this entry NOTE: Because special damages do not arise in every case, they must be specifically requested
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Damages
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Nuisance
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 the damage was caused by some … the particular circumstances of the case. Actions against persons or public undertakings for damage under statutory powers are generally founded on negligence. Where the actual method of exercising the power creating a nuisance is indicated by the
Riot Damages Act, 1886
Matched in: Term Riot Damages Act, 1886
Valuation
Means the act or process of valuing, Jensen v. Jensen, 458 NW 2d 391 (1990). This term is generally applied to the equivalent in money of any kind of property. Thus for the payment of estate duty, … which Lord Justice Moulton in the course of his judgment said (at p. 29):- 'The principles upon which compensation is assessed when land is taken under compulsory powers are well-settled. The owner receives for the lands he
verdict
justice and that may be remedied by a lessening of damages or a new trial see also remittitur general verdict : a verdict that is either for the plaintiff or for the defendant and is often returned
Damage
actual damages, civil damages, compensatory damages, consequential damages, contingent damages, continuing damages, double damages, excessive damages, exemplary damages, general damages, irreparable damages, pecuniary damages, prospective damages, special damages, speculative damages, substantial damages, unliquidated damages. But the essentials are
Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, (English)
of such special Act, enter upon and make compensation for the land. Ss. 3 and 5 apply this general Act to every undertaking established by any special Act passed after its date by which the purchase or … Parliament to take the land of individuals for the purpose of such special Act, enter upon and make compensation for the land. Ss. 3 and 5 apply this general Act to every undertaking established by any special
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