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Unity of interest

Unity of interest, means coparceners or joint tenants are said to have unity of interest where none has a greater interest in the joint property … Unity of interest, means coparceners or joint tenants are said to have unity of interest where none has a greater interest in the joint property than

survivor

survivor : one (as a joint tenant or a child) who is recognized as outliving another and is commonly entitled to insurance benefits (as under

share

part allotted or belonging to one of a number owning together any property or interest [the of a joint tenant] [his passed to his widow] 2 a : any of the equal interests into which ownership of something

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Cotenant

A tenant in common or a joint tenant

Contribution

Corporation Act, 1957, (66 of 1957), s. 115(4)(a), Proviso] The performance by each of two or more persons, jointly liable by contract or otherwise, of his share of the liability. It frequently arises between sureties, who are … been compelled to pay any sum for which he ought to be indemnified. It also lies between joint-tenants, tenants-in-common, and part owners of ships, and other chattels, for all charges and expenditures incurred, for the common benefit,

Onerando pro rata portionis

Onerando pro rata portionis, a writ that lay for a joint-tenant, or tenant-in-common, who was distrained for more rent than his proportion of the land came to, Reg. Brev.

Bond

13th Edn. P. 277. The benefit passes to the survivors in the case of the death of any joint obligees, (English) L.P. Act, 1925, s. 81, and the receipt of the survivors is sufficient, s. 111, ibid., … 81, and the receipt of the survivors is sufficient, s. 111, ibid., but joint obligees are, prima facie, tenants in common in equity for all other purposes. A bond conditioned either to do something which is malum

Part-owners, or co-owners

Part-owners, or co-owners, joint owners, or tenants in common, who have a distinct, or at least an independent, although an undivided, interest … Part-owners, or co-owners, joint owners, or tenants in common, who have a distinct, or at least an independent, although an undivided, interest in the property.

Estate

Reversions arising by operation of law. (3) The number and connection of the tenants; either (A) Severalty. (B) Joint-tenancy. (C) Coparceny. (D) Tenancy in common. (E) Entireties. 2. Bl. Com. cc. vii.-xii. According to article 31-A(2)-- (a) … or executory, (c) cross. (b) Reversions arising by operation of law. (3) The number and connection of the tenants; either (A) Severalty. (B) Joint-tenancy. (C) Coparceny. (D) Tenancy in common. (E) Entireties. 2. Bl. Com. cc. vii.-xii.

right of survivorship

right of survivorship :the right of the survivor of owners of property held jointly to take the entire property ;esp : the right of the survivor of joint tenants to sole ownership … of property held jointly to take the entire property ;esp : the right of the survivor of joint tenants to sole ownership of the entire property

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