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preexisting duty rule
preexisting duty rule : a common-law rule of contracts: a party's offer of a performance already required under an existing contract
McNabb-Mallory rule
McNabb-Mallory rule [after McNabb v. United States, 318 U.S. 332 (1943) and Mallory v. United States, 354 U.S. 449 (1957), … McNabb-Mallory rule [after McNabb v. United States, 318 U.S. 332 (1943) and Mallory v. United States, 354 U.S. 449 (1957), U.S. Supreme Court cases that established
Mansfield rule
Mansfield rule often cap R [after William Murray, first Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793), British jurist who set forth the rule]
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mailbox rule
mailbox rule : a rule treating the sending of something as constituting a filing or as a basis for assuming
four corners rule
four corners rule : a rule holding that if a document (as a contract, deed, or will) appears on its face
final rule
final rule : a rule promulgated by an administrative agency after the public has had an opportunity to comment on
fellow-servant rule
fellow-servant rule : a common-law rule or doctrine in tort law: an employer is not liable for injuries inflicted on
Durham rule
Durham rule [from Durham v. United States, 214 F.2d 862 (1954), a case heard by the District of Columbia Court
rule against perpetuities
rule against perpetuities often cap R&P : a common-law rule stating that in order for a future interest to
work-to-rule
work-to-rule : the practice of working to the strictest interpretation of the rules as a job action
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