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Contract for sale of land
purchaser as a rule is accountable for interest on the unpaid price. See further CONDITIONS OF SALE, VENDORS LIEN, NOTICE, LAND CHARGES. … is a contract uberrim' fidei. This doctrine apparently only relates to the title; the rule caveat emptor is generally applicable to the physical nature or qualities of the land sold, apart from any representations or the plain
Freight
a merchant or other person chartering a ship or part of a ship, or sending goods in a general ship, for the use of such ship or part, or the conveyance of such goods during a specified … to be carried and through any fault of the consignor has not been carried. As to the shipowners' lien for freight, see (English) Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, ss. 494, 495 (repeating ss. 68-70 of the repealed Merchant
sale
in this entry private sale : an often unadvertised sale of property that is not open to the general public and does not take place at a set time or place public sale : a sale (as … tax sale : a forced sale of property resulting from nonpayment of taxes by the owner compare tax lien at lien b : a contract for selling or disposing of a security or an interest in a
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Wages
payable on the last day of the month or after that date, and when the remuneration considering the general standards of payments is fairly high, then it has to be understood as salary, K.V.V. Sharma (in re), … to satisfy judgments, (English) Wages Attachment Abolition Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 30). Seamen have a lien on the ship for their wages; they may enforce their claim by an action in rem or in
Demurrage
beyond a specified time. The Port Trust with a view to recover those dues would ordinarily have a lien on the goods and can refuse to deliver the goods till the demurrage charges are paid, Sun Export … detained the charterer, is liable for damages for breach of contract for which the rate of demurrage is generally the measure. This holds even in cases where the delay is not occasioned by any fault on the
Registration of title of land
to be on the register; (b) certain equitable claims which would be binding on the land under the general law and cannot be removed or over-reached without onerous formalities do not affect such purchasers; (c) the method … covenants (s. 50). (ix) Manorial incidents (s. 51). (x) Certain over-riding incidents [s. 70 (3)]. (xi) Notice of lien by deposit of certificate (s. 66). (xii) Priority notices (s. 88). (xiii) Notices to a sole trustee of
Revendication
of some commercial countries, a right is reserved to the vendor to retake them, or he has a lien upon them for the price, if unpaid: and in other countries he possesses a right of stoppage in … of stoppage in transitu (q.v.) only in cases of insolvency of the vendee. The Roman law did not generally consider the transfer of property to be complete by sale and delivery alone without payment or security given
interest
protecting the public) which is so important that it outweighs individual rights public interest 1 a : the general welfare and rights of the public that are to be recognized, protected, and advanced [the attorney general has … payment or performance of an obligation [the security interest of a mortgagee in the mortgaged property] ;also : lien NOTE: While a lien may be created by statutory or judicial means without any agreement providing for security
Limitation of actions and prosecutions
seas within the meaning of 4 & 5 Anne, c. 16.' As to real property, there are four general cases when the possession is not adverse, viz.:--1st, when both parties claim under the same title; 2ndly, when … creditor free to enforce his claims by other means which may be still available, such as enforcing a lien, subsequent acknowledgment by the debtor or appropriation of payments, but not by way of set-off (9 Geo. 4,
power
a government to exercise reasonable control over persons and property within its jurisdiction in the interest of the general security, health, safety, morals, and welfare except where legally prohibited (as by constitutional provision) reserved powers : the … government to exercise reasonable control over persons and property within its jurisdiction in the interest of the general security, health, safety, morals, and welfare except where legally prohibited (as by constitutional provision) reserved powers : the political
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