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Taltarum's case
Taltarum's case, Y.B. 12 Edw. IV. 19 (translated in Tudor's Leading Cases on Real Property), decided that an estate tail could be barred by a common recovery (q.v.).
Recovery
to the tenant-in-tail and his heirs. See for example, Taltarum's case, YB 12 Edw 4 (19) and Tudor's Leading Cases, 3rd Edn., p. 695. This was called a recovery with double voucher, and effectually barred the entail,
Expectant heir
of sale or loan in which the distress of the expectant heir is taken advantage of. See the leading case of Earl of Chesterfield v. Janssen, (1750) 2 Ves Sen 125; 1 W&TLC; and Earl of Aylesford v.
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Cross-examination
may be cross-examined as to any of the issues in the cause. As to theform of the cross-examination, leading questions are allowed, which is not the case in examination in chief. The questions must be relevant to
Support
Company v. Coventry Corporation, 1934 Ch 488. As to the right of support for buildings, see, further, the leading case of Dalton v. Angus, (1881) 6 App Cas 740, in which it was held by the House of
Record
doing justice in the case, R. Mitra v. State of Uttar Pradesh, 1959 All LJ 263. Means which lead the land tribunal recording a finding on the issue referred to, must be remitted alongwith the findings of
Case system
The system of teaching law in which the instruction is primarily a historical and inductive study of leading or selected cases with or without the use of textbooks for reference and collateral reading … of teaching law in which the instruction is primarily a historical and inductive study of leading or selected cases with or without the use of textbooks for reference and collateral reading
Fraud
The representation to become fraudulent must be of the fact with knowledge that it was false. In a leading English case, Derry v. Peek, (1886-90) All ER 1: (1889) 14 AC 337: 5 TLR 625, what constitutes
Plant
left to the court to interpret them. It naturally happens that as case follows case, and one extension leads to another, the meaning of the word gradually diverges from its natural or dictionary meaning. This is certainly
relevant
a decision [determined that the evidence was ] ;also : having a bearing on or reasonably calculated to lead to a matter that bears on any issue in a case for purposes of pretrial discovery see also
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