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Settled land
s. 22 of the Act of 1882, replaced by s. 75 (5) of the S.L. Act, 1925. The general scheme of the (English) Settled Land Acts, 1882-1890, has not been materially altered by the (English) Settled Land … may also convey the legal estate simply as owner in fee or of the term subject to the charge. [(English) L.P. Amend. Act, 1926] By s. 23, where there is no tenant for life or person having
Common employment
Common employment. The general rule that a master is liable for damage caused by the negligence of his servant has the exception … or (v.) by reason of the negligence of any person in the service of the employer who has charge or control of any signal, points, or train on a railway. The Act, however, limits (i) and (iv)
Covenant
to whom it is made the covenantee. A covenant being part of a deed is subject to the general rules for the construction of such instruents; as, first, to be always taken most strongly against the covenanter … as to covenants implied in a conveyance (not a mortgage) for value of land subject to a rent charge or an assignment for value of a lease similarly subject, see s. 77; but the s. does not
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County Courts
of a deputy to carry out the duties of a judge unavoidably absent. Jurisdiction.--The subject matters of the general jurisdiction are all personal actions where the debt, demand or damage claimed is notmore than 100l. except libel, … Any action of tort in the High Court may in like manner be remitted unless the plaintiff give security for the defendant's costs, or satsify judge of the High Court that he has a cause of actionfit
Insurance
to what is known as a coupon policy, i.e., a coupon cut out of a diary, etc., see General Accident, etc., Assce. Corpn. v. Robertson, 1909 AC 404. Insurable Interest must be possessed by the person taking … fire and life insurances are made at the risk of companies, which include within themselves the requisites of security, wealth, and numbers, a large proportion of marine insurances is made at the risk of individuals called underwriters.
Decree
India if the High Court is of the opinion that the case involves substantial question of law of general importance and the question needs to be decided by the Supreme Court, Constitution of India, Art. 133(1)(a) and
Infant
(1860) 8 CBNS 611. In that case Willes, J. (ibid., p. 611), said: 'No man ought, as a general rule, to be responsible for acts not his own.' As to the criminal liability of infants, see AGE; … Equity, enter, except such as now by law are voidable. 2. No action shall be brought whereby to charge any person upon any promise made after full age to pay any debt contracted during infancy, or upon
Fraud
prevent injustice and shut out inducement to wrong, certain transactions are held to be fradulent, as contrary to general policy, or to fixed legal principles; as marriage-brokerage bonds, and contracts in restraint of trade. Other transactions again,
Institutions
and partly civil, as a contract, quasi-contract, crime or offence. Contracts made by words are called Stipulations, the general principles of which are first explained, in order to arrive at the chief divisions of that kind of … last three of this book, three things, common to Tutors and Curators, are treated of. These are: the security they are obliged to give to indemnify Pupils and Minors; the lawful causes exempting persons from being Tutors
Intoxicating liquor
alone but would include all liquor which contain alcohol. Liquor should not only cover alcoholic liquor which is generally used for beverage purposes wand produce intoxication but would also include liquids containing alcohol, State of U.P. v. … holder of the licence is leasehold, he may deduct [s. 21(3)] from his rent a percentage of the charge, lessening with the length of his term, ranging from 88 per cent. in the case of an unexpired
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