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infancy
Matched in: Term infancy
Infanthood
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Natural infancy
Matched in: Term Natural infancy
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Infant
or trustee, contracts for necessaries. In an action brought for the price of goods, if the defendant pleads infancy, the onus is on the plaintiff to prove that the goods were necessaries, Nash v. Inman, (1908) 2
defense
accord, alibi, assumption of risk, coercion, consent contributory negligence at negligence, denial, diminished capacity, duress, entrapment, estoppel, fraud, infancy, insanity, intoxication, laches, mistake, necessity, res judicata, statute of limitations absolute defense : complete defense in this entry
Settled land
the powers of a tenant for life, as well as the (English) Settled Land Act trustees during an infancy [if so acting instead of a personal representative, see s. 26 (2)], are called 'statutory owners' and may
Guardianship
Guardianship. The care of and responsibility for a person of non-age or infancy in regard to its person or property, or both. At Common Law, the father is the guardian by
Special pleas
pleas, pleas not in the form of what were called general issues, but which allege affirmative matter, as infancy, coverture, statute of limitations, etc., see DEFENCE. Special pleas in bar in criminal matters go to the merits
Special defence
must give notice to the plaintiff when he intends to rely on a defence of set-off or counterclaim, infancy, coverture, statute of limitations, bankruptcy, or equitable defence. for example, he must specially plead the Statute of Frauds,
Register of writs
It is not to be wondered at that there should be a difference in these forms at their infancy, and at this advanced state of our law; but it is remarkable that the difference should be no
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