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Circuity of action
the facts which constitute such right as a defence, in order to avoid circuity of action, Bullen & Leake, Prec. of Plead., 3rd ed., p. 558. Now all the counterclaims may be raised in the defence to
Calk
To drive tarred oakum into the seams between the planks of a ship boat etc to prevent leaking The calking is completed by smearing the seams with melted pitch
ethyl mercaptan
used as an odorant in natural gas and propane to facilitate detection and serve as a warning of leaks
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Oakum
by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes used for calking the seams of ships stopping leaks etc
oil slick
A layer of oil floating on water usually petroleum or fuel oil which has leaked from a ship
oil spill
of oil floating on water or covering the shoreline of a body of water usually petroleum which has leaked from an oil tanker
Actio personalis moritur cum persona.
marry, Finley v. Chirney, (1880) 20 QBD 494, or to write a book or paint a picture, See Leake on Contracts; Broom's Max.; Twycross v. Grant, (1877) 4 CPD 40; Phillips v. Homfray, (1993) 24 Ch D
Bought and Sold Notes
thereof, a further 2s. up to a maximum of 1l. Consult Addison on Contracts, Benjamin on Sale, or Leake or Chitty on Contracts
Clubs
the expulsion of a member, see Baird v. Wells, (1890) 44 Ch D 661. Consult Wertheimer on Clubs; Leake on Contracts. As to working men's club, sick clubs, etc., see FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, and especially s. 8 of
Implied contract
will reimburse the sub-tenant. The implied contracts which the law infers are very numerous. See Chitty, Addison, or Leake on Contracts; LANDLORD AND TENANT.
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