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Advowson

when the owner grants to another every second presentment, for then the advowson will be appendant for the grantor's turn, and in gross for that of the grantee. And should the advowson appendant, and that in gross,

Attornment

given to the tenants, before which they are not prejudiced by the payment of any rent to the grantor, or breach of the condition for non-payment, and by the same section of the (English) Act of 1925,

Base-rights

Base-rights, those by which a grantor creates a subinfeudation in favour of a vassal, to be held of himself, Scots Laws.

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Bona vacantia

of the Act, become bona vacantia. Before the Act was passed freehold and leasehold property reverted to the grantor. Hastings Corporation v. Letton, (1908) 1 KB 378, s. 296 is not retrospective, Re Katherine Ltd., (1932) 1

Contract of option

Contract of option, is one whereby the grantor of the option offers to enter into what may be called a 'major' contract with a second person

Counterpart

case with a lease) are interchangeably executed by the several parties, that partor copy which isexecuted by the grantor inusually called the original, and the rest are counterparts. If a lease and counterpart differ,the ordinary rule is

Customary freeholds

strictly called customary freeholds. The former pass by surrender and admittance; the latter require a conveyance from the grantor to the grantee, besides the admittance, or as the custom is insome manors, surrender and admittance, thelatter ceremony

Deed-poll

Deed-poll, a single deed in the form of a manifesto or declaration to all the world of the grantor's act and intention. If there be no recital it usually speaks in the first person, but where recitals

Delivery of a Deed

the writing to some third person to be delivered by him as the act and deed of the grantor, when certain specified conditions shall be performed. Until the conditions are performed the instrument is called an escrow,

Disentailing Deed

barring the entail may be made by a simple conveyance either upon trust for or absolutely to the grantor.

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