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title

Matched in: Term title

Bill of Lading

consignor, one sent to the consignee, and one preserved by the master. It is the evidence of the title to the goods shipped; and by its endorsement and delivery, the transfer of the property in the goods

Quiet enjoyment

entry by the lessor or persons 'claiming by, from, or under him,' so that a lessor having no title to the demised premises may safely enter into the qualified covenant for quiet enjoyment, for an ejectment of … Quiet enjoyment. A qualified covenant for quiet enjoyment is usually inserted in leases and excludes the implied covenant, which is far more extensive.

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Measure of damage

any. Upon breaches by the vendor, if the breach complained of is that he has failed to show title on an open contract, the purchaser cannot recover his loss upon the contract, but only his expenses. If,

Abstract of title

Matched in: Term Abstract of title

Title

Matched in: Term Title

Tort

injury or wrong independent of contract, as by assault, libel, malicious prosecution, negligence, slander, or trespass (see those titles). Actions are divided into actions in contract and actions in tort: see as to county Court jurisdiction in

sale

sale 1 a : the transfer of title to property from one party to another for a price ;also : the contract of such a transaction

Implied covenants

Matched in: Term Implied covenants

Squatter

squatter is one who settles or locates on land enclosed with no bona fide claim or color of title and without the consent of the owner, AIR 1968 Punj 470 (473). (Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, s. 76) … Williams on Seisin, p. 7. It has even been held that he will be bound by the restrictive covenant of a former owner even after he has acquired a statutory title, Re Nisbet and Pott's Contract, (1906)

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