Tag: DA

  • Darrell V. Tibbitts

    Definition of Darrell V. Tibbitts ((1880), L. R. 5 Q. B. D. 560). A contract of fire insurance is a contract of indemnity, and the assured is not entitled to recover more than the amount of the loss he has sufferedPremises were held on a lease containing a covenant, under which the lessee was […]

  • Davies V. Mann

    Definition of Davies V. Mann (10 M. & W. 546). The plaintiff’s contributory negligence is no defence to an action for negligence, if the defendant could by ordinary care have avoided injuring the plaintiff.The plaintiff tethered the forefeet of his donkey and turned it on to the highway to […]

  • Dawkins V. Paulet

    Definition of Dawkins V. Paulet ((1870), 9 B. & s. 768). An action will not lie against a party’s superior officer for acts done in the course of hi9 duty.The plaintiff, a captain in the Foot Guards, sued the major-general commanding the brigade for an alleged libel contained in a report on […]

  • Days Of Grace

    Definition of Days Of Grace Days allowed for making a payment or doing some other act after the time limited for that purpose has expired.Three days of grace are allowed for the payment of a bill of exchange Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Days Of […]

  • Danegeld

    Definition of Danegeld A tax on land levied to meet the expenses of the Danish invasions Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Danegeld in the Dictionaries, Danegeld in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European […]

  • Danelage

    Definition of Danelage The laws of the Danish part of the kingdom in the 10th century Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Danelage in the Dictionaries, Danelage in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia […]

  • Darley Main Colliery Co. V. Mitchell

    Definition of Darley Main Colliery Co. V. Mitchell ((1886), L. K. 11 A. C. 127). Held, that in case of deprivation of support a fresh cause of action arises on every fresh subsidence Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Darley Main Colliery Co. V. […]

  • Darrein Presentment

    Definition of Darrein Presentment See Assize of Darrein Presentment Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Darrein Presentment in the Dictionaries, Darrein Presentment in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European […]

  • Daimler Co., Ltd. V. Continental Tyre Co., Ltd.

    Definition of Daimler Co., Ltd. V. Continental Tyre Co., Ltd. ([1916] 2 A. C. 327). The Court may look beyond the legal status of an English registered company and, by applying the doctrine of control, hold it to be of enemy character. Per Lord Parker: The acts of a company’s organs, its […]

  • Dalby V. India And London Life Assurance Co.

    Definition of Dalby V. India And London Life Assurance Co. ((1854), 15 C. B. 365). An insurable interest in the life of another need only exist at the time when the policy is taken out.The Anchor Life Assurance Co. had insured the life of the Duke of Cambridge in four policies two for 1,000 […]