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party
holding a security interest in another's property third party : a person other than the principals [insurance against injury to a third party] b : one (as an individual, firm, or corporation) that constitutes the plaintiff or … party pl: parties 1 a : one (as a person, group, or entity) constituting alone or with others one of the sides of a proceeding, transaction, or agreement
trespass
as distinguished from a mere omission of a duty that causes an injury to or invasion of the person, rights, or esp. property of another ;also : the common-law form of action for redress of injuries directly
Forgery
or false electronic record or part of a document or electronic record, with intent to cause damage or injury, to the public or to any person, or to support any claim or title, or to cause any … or any material part thereof purports to be made by or on behalf or on account of a person who did not make it nor authorise its making'; or if, although so made, 'the time or place
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Accident
certain conditions are (1) lost or destroyed documents. (2) Imperfect execution of powers. (3) Erroneous payments, e.g., by personal representatives. In logic, something, in any subject, person, or thing not belonging to the essence. See ESSENCE. The … occurrence while handling any hazardous substance resulting in continuous or intermittent or repeated exposure to death of, or injury to, any person or damage to any property or environment but does not include an accident by reason
Innkeeper
their persons or seize their clothing in actual wear. They are also liable for any loss of or injury to goods, money, and baggage of their guests; and responsible for the acts of their servants and domestics, … Innkeeper, means a person who, for compensation, keeps open a public house for the lodging and entertainment of travellers. A keeper of
fellow-servant rule
fellow-servant rule : a common-law rule or doctrine in tort law: an employer is not liable for injuries inflicted on one employee by the fault of another employee … fellow-servant rule : a common-law rule or doctrine in tort law: an employer is not liable for injuries inflicted on one employee by the fault of another employee during the course of his or her employment
Case, action on the
of the writ 'indebitatus assumpsit, and although this cause of action has been assigned to the breach (a tort) of a promise and therefore in trespass the writ may also plausibly be ascribed to have been founded … the case thus requiring a remedy, and to distinguish them from the old writ of trespass; and the injuries themselves, which are the subject of such writs, were not called trespasses, but had the general name of
Wrong
Wrong, the privation of right, an injury, a designed or known detriment. See TORT, and Addison or Clerk and Lindsell on Torts. The maxim that 'No man can take advantage of his
battery
bodily injury esp. through the use of a dangerous weapon b : criminal battery committed on a protected person (as a minor or a police officer) compare simple battery in this entry NOTE: Aggravated battery is usually
discovery rule
not begin to run until the time that the injured party discovers or reasonably should have discovered the injury … discovery rule : a rule in tort law: the statute of limitations for a cause of action does not begin to run until the time
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