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Way
Way [fr. w'g, Sax.; weigh, Dut.; vig or wig, M. Goth.], road made for passengers. 1. A passage or pat 2. A right to travel
Indemnity
fire insurances are contracts of indem-nity; see Marine Insurance Act, 1906 (6 Edw. 7, c. 41); and Castellain v. Preton, (1883) 11 QBD 380. Apparently, insurances against accidents to the assured are not contracts of indemnity and … loss which that person may incur by reason of some act, omission or event. It differs from a guarantee which requires a writing under s. 4 of the Statute of Frauds in that the latter guarantee contemplates
Entertainment tax
Finance (No. 2) Act, 1931 (21 & 22 Geo. 5, c. 49), s. 5, Sched. II., and A.-G. v. Arts Theatre of London, Ltd., (1933) 1 KB 439 (part of subscriptions chargeable, apportioned); A.-G. v. Southport Corpn.,
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Res ipsa loquitur
is such as necessarily to involve negligence, e.g., a collision between two trains upon a railway: see Carpue v. London, Brighton, and South Coast Ry. Co., (1844) 5 Ex. 787. Res ipsa loquitur (thing speaks for itself)
Quota
a particular quantity. Quota is worked out by getting the raw material represented by the quota, Shadi Lal v. Nagin Chand, AIR 1973 SC 776: (1973) 1 SCC 185: (1973) 2 SCR 598. … 37; (English) Land Tax Act, 1797, s. 2. Under the (English) Cinematograph Films Act, 1927 (17 & 18 Geo. 5, c. 29), the proportion in length of British films which renters and exhibitors respectively are obliged to
Sanitary fittings
that they ensure sanitary conditions. They are, therefore, covered within the expression 'sanitary fittings', H&R Johson (India) Ltd. v. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, (1981) 22 Guj LR 10 (DB). Means such pipes or materials as are meant for … Sanitary fittings, means fittings which promote cleanliness. Glazed tiles immediately show even little dirt, and can be kept free from dirt with little effort and are
Dividend
a dividend when the warrant for it, having been duly posted, is lost in the post, see Thairlwal v. G.N. Ry., (1910) 2 KB 509l. Dividend means the share of the subscriber in the amount of discount
Sealed
Sealed, in Election Rules means 'stamped with a seal' and not closed by gum, Phoolchand Sethi v. Nagpur University, AIR 1957 Bom 215: (1957) 59 Bom LR 300: (1957) Nag LJ 67. Sealed, is secured … Sealed, in Election Rules means 'stamped with a seal' and not closed by gum, Phoolchand Sethi v. Nagpur University, AIR 1957 Bom 215: (1957) 59 Bom LR 300: (1957) Nag LJ 67.
Prerogative
the Act contains express words to that effect; see Re Wi Matua's Will, 1908, AC 448, and A.-G. v. De Keyser's Royal Hotel, Ltd., 1920 AC 508, and under Statute of Westminster, British Coal Corporation v. Regem,
Income
loss policies, were income within the meaning of s. 2(6c) of the Income Tax Act, Raghuvanshi Mills Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, AIR 1953 SC 4: (1953) SCR 177. Income connotes a periodical monetary return 'coming … Income, s. 4 of the Income-tax Act, defines the 'total income' to include all income, profits and gains from whatever source deprived. The definition of 'income' in Shaw Wallace & Co. case, 1932 (59) IA 206,
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