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Deed
a trust, or any authority by a letter of attorney, or if he executes the deed, undertake any liability therein expressed to be undertaken by him, Halsbury, L. of Eng 'Deeds.' Under a deed-poll any person sufficiently … be made a party to it. Parties are classified in parts according to their several interests. Persons having joint-interests except in a deed of partition should be of the same part, but those having distinct though undivided
Married women's property
exceptions and modifications:- 1) Her freehold estate became his to manage and take the profits of during the joint lives only. After his death, leaving her surviving, it passed to her absolutely; after her death, leaving him … the husband concurs in the deed. In regard to the torts by a married woman and the husband's liability, see HUSBAND AND WIFE. Consult Lush on Husband and Wife
Bank
As to signature of balance sheets, see s. 129 and ANNUAL RETURNS, ss. 108 and 361. See also JOINT STOCK BANKS and LIMITED LABILITY, and consult Grant, Paget, or Walker on Banking, Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Bank.' Means … Act or formed in pursuance of an Act of Parliament or of letters patent. By s. 360, the liability of the members of a banking limited company remains unlimited in respect of the bank's liability for bank-notes
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custody
that includes the right to direct the child's activities and make decisions regarding the child's upbringing compare visitation joint custody : custody of a child shared by divorced or separated parents who alternate physical custody of and … person or authority over something or someone: as a : supervision and control over property that usually includes liability for damage that may occur b : care and maintenance of a child that includes the right to
Judicially
is binding and conclusive and imposes obligations upon and affects the rights of individuals, C.V. Subrahmanyam Sastry v. Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies, AIR 1965 AP 69. … questions submitted for determination with a view to the pronouncement of an authoritative decision as to rights and liabilities of one or more parties, Firm of S. Mohd. Ali and Sons v. V. Madhavarao, AIR 1964 AP
release
NOTE: A release may in some situations require consideration in order to be valid. A release of one joint obligor sometimes is considered to release all the obligors. 2 : an act or instrument that effects a … release re·leased re·leas·ing 1 a : to relieve or free from obligation, liability, or responsibility [the debtor is released from all dischargeable debts] b : to give up (a claim, title,
privity
but which is deemed to have resulted in an adjudication of the plaintiff's rights. 3 : private or joint knowledge of a private matter ;esp : awareness (as of wrongdoing) implying concurrence … (as a retailer) directly dealt with. Only these parties had privity. Under modern laws and doctrines of strict liability and implied warranty, however, the right to sue has been extended to those, such as third-party beneficiaries and
Family
'family' is not to be construed in a narrow sense or meaning only a member of a Hindu joint family, S.N. Sudalaimuthu Chettiar v. Palaniyandavan, AIR 1966 SC 469: (1966) 1 SCR 450. The concept of family … would also be so regarded. The expression 'family' has not a restricted meaning and under the rules imposing liability to pay conservancy tax and water rate liability is imposed upon every building, which expression includes a part
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