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Uses

a remainder or contingent use, which was never published by any record or delivery, whereby the purchaser could know of them. 'Sixthly. Uses were not subject to the payment of debts. 'Seventhly. Many lost their rights by

Trust

another is being retained by the trustee for his own benefit, or when the person obtaining the same knows or should know that another person has a prior right to the property or some part or interest

Abduction

woman who has any interest in any property (even a presumptive expectation) with intent to marry or carnally know her or to cause her to be married or carnally known. (b) Where any person fradulently allures, takes

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Right

same word to denote a staight line and moral rectitude of conduct, has obtained in every language I know, Dugald teward], in its primitive sense, that which the law directs; in popular acceptation, that which is so

Certifies

be apparent on the face of the order itself. The Supreme Court must be in a position to know first that the High Court had applied its mind to the matter and not acted mechanically and, secondly,

Drunkenness

v. Cruse, (1838) 8 C&P 541. Thus if a man is so drunk that he is incapable of knowing that what he is doing is dangerous or likely to inflict serious injury he will not be guilty

disclosures

represents defects or problems. "Full disclosure" usually refers to the responsibility of the seller to voluntarily provide all known information about the property. Some disclosures may be required by law, such as the federal requirement to warn

Corporation or body politic

created. The royal charter gives it a legal immortality, and a name by which it acts and becomes known. It has power to make bye-laws for its own government, and transacts its business under the authority of

Contribution

wrongdoers, Merryweather v. Nixan, (1799) 8 TR 186; 2 Sm LC, unless the person seeking contribution did not know that he was doing an unlawful act (Clerk and Lindsell on Torts; palmer v. Wick etc., Co., 1894

Libel

20, where Lord Loreburn said (p. 23): 'Libel is a tort which consists in using language which others knowing the circumstances would reasonably think to be defamatory of the person complaining of any injured by it.' The

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