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Damages

sale of land are subject to the rule that if the breach consists only of a defect in title and provided that the vendor acted bona fide and with reasonable grounds of belief in his title, the

Sale of Goods Act, 1893

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 on the property in

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Bailment

Unlike a sale or gift of personal property, a bailment involves a change in possession but not in title, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 137. Means the transfer of possession but not ownership of personal property

Joint-tenancy

in such cases always be in some person, called the estate owner, who is competent to give a title to the whole estate without the concurrence of other parties. that legal estate has been vested in trustees … conveying it away to a third person, for this is a destruction of the unity of title. A covenant to sell by a joint-tenant severs the estate in mere equity, provided it can be specifically performed, but

Action

to recover a debt or damages from the defendant; real actions, in which he sought to establish his title to land or other hereditaments; mixed actions, in which he sought only to establish his right to possession … dispute (Odgers on the Common Law, p. 1254). For old forms of actions, see under their respective titles-e.g., COVENANT; ASSUMPSIT; TRESPASS; CASE; TROVER; DETINUE; REPLEVIN; EJECTMENT. See also VENUE. The term 'action' is now applied to all

owner

beneficiary of a trust) who is considered to have rights or obligations of an owner regardless of legal title on the ground of equity [do not have legal title but, upon execution of the contract, they became

Jus tertii

Jus tertii, the right or title of a third person. in Scots Law normally, a tertius has no title to enforce a contract even

Contract for work or service contract for sale of goods

agreement express or implied relating to the sale of goods and completion of the agreement by passing of title in the very goods contracted to be sold. C.S.T. v. Purshottam Premji, (1970) 2 SCC 287 (290)

Renewal of lease

the covenants and conditions of the lease or the trusts, powers, limitations, rights and equities or defects in title affecting the original term. The long term may be terminated by ten days' previous notice at any date … Geo. 2, c. 28), s. 6, before which Act a surrender of each under-lease was necessary. As to covenants for perpetual renewal, see Wynn v. Conway Corporation, (1914) 2 Ch 705, and cases there referred to. By the

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