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Power of Attorney

Conveyancing Act, 1881, s. 47, extending (English) Law of Property Amendment Act, 1859, s. 26 which applied to trustees, etc., only, and to the case only of death of the donor of the power S. 124 of

Priority

absence of documents of title [(English) Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 97]. If the mortgage is by trustees for sale, or a tenant for life as estate owner, or personal representatives or other persons referred to

Ratification

act, either in fact or in the contemplation of law as in the case of persons such as trustees in bankruptcy or personal repre-sentatives who acquire title by relation, Kelner v. Baxter, LR 2 CP 174; and

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Relief

8, see Nichol v. Fearby, (1923) 1 KB 480. Relief against Forfeiture of Lease. See FORFEITURE; and see TRUSTEES. Relief, means measures taken during or immediately after a declaration of disasters to diminish, or alleviate any suffering,

Sever

Sever. Defendants are said to 'sever' in their defences when they plead independently. Trustees made defendants to an action are not justified in severing except under very special circumstances.

Subsidence

context, the word 'subsidence' may mean both sinking as well as settlement, Bimla Charan Batabyal v. Indian Museum Trustees, 57 Cal 231: 1930 Cal 404.

Substantive and permanent

that he is the incumbent of his appointment and only merely acting, Bimla Charan Batabyal v. Indian Museum Trustees, 57 Cal 231: 1930 Cal 404.

Equitable mortgage

which security is effected either by a formal deed or a written memorandum, notice being given to the trustees in order to preserve the priority. As a rule these mortgages include mortgages (not being mortgages of a

Error apparent on the face of the record

It is not permissible to travel beyond and consider material not incorporated in or appended to the award, Trustees of the Part of Madras v. Engg. Constructions Corp. Ltd. [Arbitration Act, 1940, s. 30(c) and 16(1)(c)]

Beneficial interest

interests under pension and employee's share schemes; (2) employer's charges and other rights of recovery; and (3) on trustees right to expenses, remuneration and indemnity, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 7(1), 4th Edn., Para 343, p. 235.

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