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Predecessor

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Predecessor

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predecessor in interest

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Precessor

A predecessor

Reduction ex capite lecti

Scotland the heir in heritage was entitled to reduce all voluntary deeds granted to his prejudice by his predecessor within sixty days preceding the predecessor's death; provided the maker of the deed, at its date, was labouring

Successor

Successor, one that follows in the place of another. The correlative of predecessor in the succession, (English) Succession Duty Act, 1883. See PREDECESSOR. A person who succeeds to officer, rights, responsibilities,

Succession duties

an additional duty of 10s. per cent. where the successor is the lineal issue or ancestor of the predecessor, and of 1l. 10s. per cent. in other cases; merged in estate duty by the Finance Act, 1894.

Succession

ancestors. See CANONS OF INHERITANCE; DISTRIBUTION. 1. The act or right of legally or officially taking over a predecessor's office, rank, or duties 2. The acquisition of rights or property by inheritance under the law of descent

Landlord and tenant

or otherwise touching and concerning the thing demised; they are not bound by privity of estate by their predecessor's personal undertakings which do not affect the premises comprised in the lease, although, of course, if the assignee

Land holder

in land means a person to whom rent is payable, and by legal fiction it shall include his predecessor-in-interest as also successor-in-interest to whom the rent was or is payable. It is such definition that will have

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