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question
compare interrogatory hy·po·thet·i·cal question [hī-pə-the-ti-kəl] : a question directed to an expert witness (as a physician) that is based on the existence of facts offered in evidence and the answer to which is an opinion to be … a federal court because it requires a resolution of the construction or application of federal law see also federal question jurisdiction at jurisdiction po·lit·i·cal question … : a question so framed or presented as to suggest a particular answer [leading questions should not be used on the direct examination of a witness except as may be necessary to develop his testimony "Federal Rules
Estate
Fr.], the condition and circumstance in which an owner stands with regard to his property. The word is used in several senses and may denote either an estate in land; or an estate in property other than … inheritance, which are subdivided into-- (a) Absolute or fee simple. (b) Limited fees; which are (a) qualified or base fees, and (b) fees conditional at the Common Law, afterwards called fees-tail in consequence of the Statute De … the law as it existed before 1926 and as it is still applicable subject to statutory enactment to equitable interests under sub-s. (3) of s.
Negligence
SERVANT. A manufacturer is liable for negligence in the making or preparation of his wares for sale and use by the public, for whom they are intended: see e.g., Grant v. Australian Knitting Mills Ltd., 79 SJ … not necessary in the law of master and servant. In criminal law there are a series of offences based on negligence in which loss or injury is not material. It is enough if the act is likely … of funeral expenses. This Act has to a great extent revolutionized the application of the principle actio personalis moritur cum persona, to which the above-mentioned
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Adverse possession
of acquiring title to real property by possession for a statutory period under certain conditions, esp. a non-permissible use of the land with a claim of right when that use is continuous, exclusive, hostile, open, and notorious, … be possession by a person who does not acknowledge the other's rights but denies them. A person who bases his title on adverse possession must show by clear and unequivocal evidence that his possession was hostile to … is exercising, are all relevant factors which enter into consideration for attracting applicability of the doctrine of adverse possession. The right in the property ought
Hindu
the development of Hindu religion has always been inspired by an endless quest of the mind for truth based on the consciousness that the truth has many facets. Truth is one but the wise men describe it … denote any particular religion or community. During the last hundred years and more it has been a nomenclature used to refer comprehensively to various categories of people for purposes of personal law. It has been applied to … generally put a liberal con-struction upon enactments relating to the personal laws applicable to Hindus. [Page 671 of Mulla's Principles of Hindu Law (Fourteenth Edition)].
Information
or other courts of law which decide income-tax matter. Whether the ground on which the original assessment is based is held to be erroneous by a superior court in some other case, that will also amount to … in the High Court; see (English) R.S.C. 1883, Ord. I., r. 1; but the term 'information' is still used to designate an action by the Attorney-General in his official capacity. A crown information (which was formerly filed … little more than name and form; and the same rules were substantially applicable to each, Story's Eq. Plead. The procedure is now by ordinary action
Precedent
each case, Rumana Begum v. Government of Andhra Pradesh, 1992 Cr LJ 3512. Means every judgment must be based upon facts, declared by the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 to be relevant and duly proved. But when a … indispensable foundation upon which to decide what is the law and its application to individual cases. It provides at least some degree of certainty upon … 1910 AC 224. Consult Mews's Digest, tit. 'Decided Cases,' and Chitty on Contracts. The term 'precedents' is also used to designate the collections of pleadings, such as Bullen and Leake's Precedents of Pleadings, or of forms of
Copyhold
of his title than the rolls of the court, which he can inspect and take copies of to use as he may think proper; and the Court of Queen's Bench (now the King's Bench Division of the … a new admittance, and fines are not due but upon admittance; the application, therefore, of the general rule to the case of joint tenants would … of the subject in examining titles. In the previous edition of this work, copyhold was described as a base tenure founded upon immemorial custom and usage; its origin is undiscoverable, but it is said to be the
Tail
remainder-man. Before 1926, in order to create an estate-tail by deed, the word 'heir' or 'heirs' must be used, White v. Collins, (1719) 1 Comyns' Rep 289, (301); 2 Prest. Est. 475, unless the deed was executed … fee-simple in the property to another person and his heirs without barring the entail, only a qualified or base fee will pass, com-mensurate with the estate-tail, capable, however, of being rendered absolute by barring the entail, but … Act, 1925, the rules relating to this form of estate are still applicable (a) in the investigation of all titles to land in existence on
bond
by a corporation other than the issuer income bond : a bond that pays interest at a rate based on the issuer's earnings junk bond : a high-risk bond that offers a high yield and is often … face value flower bond : a Treasury bond that may be redeemed at face value before maturity if used in settling federal estate taxes guaranteed bond : a bond on which payment of interest or principal or … employee injunction bond : a bond required to be given by the applicant for an injunction to cover costs and damages incurred by a party
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