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esquire
title of courtesy for lawyers usually placed in its abbreviated form after the name and capitalized [John R. Smith Esq.] [Jane L. Smith Esq.]
Dem
Dem. E.g., Doe dem. Smith, Doe, on the demise of Smith. See EJECTMENT.
Continuing nuisances
nuisance; this is called a continuing nuisance, Taberley v. Henry W Peabody & Co of London Ltd., Rowland Smith Motors Ltd. and Rowland Smith, (1946) 2 All ER 1992.
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Contingent remainder
has become a settlement under s. 1 (ii) of the (English) S.L. Act, 1925. See SETTLED LAND. In Smith d. Dormer v. Parkhurst, (1740) 18 Vin. Abr. 413; 6 Bro. Cas. Par. 351, the Court held that,
Jus
the consul and pr'tor (Liv. iii. 55); and under the empire the term 'judex' often designated the pr'ses, Smith's Dict. of Antiq. All law jus) is distributed into two parts--Jus Gentium and Jus Civile--and the whole body
Limitation, words of
extend or modify an estate given by such other words, as 'heirs,' 'heirs of the body.' See 1 Smith's Real and Pers. Prop., 4th 3d. 63-65, 160. As to deeds executed after December 31, 1881, see (English)
Local actions
were brought for anything in relation to realty, they were then local, see Mostyn v. Fabrigas, (1775) 1 Smith, L.C., and 2 Chit. Arch. Prac. And see COUNTY COURT (JURISDICTION), and VENUE.
Maiden
proto type of the guillotine. Hence, 'to kiss the maiden was to be put to death.' H. Percy Smith, Glossary of Terms and Phrases 307 (1883), Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 963. It is an instrument
Master and servant
employment. See WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT. As to settlement of disputes betwee employers and workmen, see CONCILIATION. Consult Manley Smith,or Macdonell, and Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Master and Servant,' on the law of master and servant generally.
Misrepresentation
s. 4 of the Statute of Frauds, see De Lassale v. Guilford, (1901) 2 KB 215. See also Smith's L.C., notes to Chandelor v. Lopus. Innocent misrepresentation is where a person makes a representation which he reasonably
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