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Trespasser
a person owes no duty to a trespasser, the rule being that a man trespasses at his own risk, Grand Trunk Railway of Canada v. Barnett, 1911 AC 370; and see Latham v. R. Johnson & Nephew,
Surety bond
In the case of fidelity guarantees the security is discharged if a material alteration takes place in the risk, e.g., change of duties, Pybus v. Gibb, (1856) 6 E&B 902, or upon non-disclosure by the person to
Support
depreciation in selling value caused by apprehension of future is chief gives no cause of action and the risk of future subsidence must not be taken into account, West Leigh Colliery v. Tunnicliffe & Hampson, 1908 AC
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Socida
Socida, a contract or hiring, upon condition that the bailee take upon himself the risk of the loss of the thing hired, Civ. Law.
Sale of Goods Act, 1893
and buyer (five rules being laid down for ascertaining the time when the property passes), the transfer of risk, the transfer of title, and the effect of sale in 'market overt' and of the conviction for larceny
Representation
are necessary for the information of the insurer to enable him to form a just estimate of the risk. Such representations are often the principal inducement to the contract, and afford the best ground upon which the
Registration of title of land
purchaser will not acquire the legal estate, and until that takes place the purchaser is open to the risk of the vendor establishing or perfecting equities against him and even fradulently conveying the same land to another
Re-assurance
Re-assurance, a contract that a first insurer enters into to release himself wholly or in part from a risk which he has undertaken by throwing it upon some other insurer. Re-assurance is not to be confounded with
Known-loss doctrine
Known-loss doctrine, means a principle denying insurance coverage when the insured known before the policy takes effect that a specific loss has already happened or is substantially certain to happen. Also termed known-risk doctrine, Black's Law...
Rashness
is so, and that it may cause injury. The criminality lies in such a case in running the risk of doing such an act with recklessness or indifference as to the consequences. Criminal negligence on the other
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