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Wounding And Maiming
Definition of Wounding And Maiming Aggravated forms of battery (q.v.). See Mayhem; Malicious Injury to the Person Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Wounding And Maiming in the Dictionaries, Wounding And Maiming in our legal dictionaries, Related […]
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Watch And Ward
Definition of Watch And Ward Ward is the duty of constables of apprehending rioters and robbers during the day-time, while watch is properly applicable to the night Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Watch And Ward in the Dictionaries, Watch And Ward […]
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West Rand Central Gold Mining Co., Ltd. V. R.
Definition of West Rand Central Gold Mining Co., Ltd. V. R. ([1905] 2 K. B. 391). Prior to the outbreak of the war between Great Britain and the South African Republic, gold belonging to the Company was wrongfully seized by the Republic. Soon afterwards war broke out and the Republic was […]
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Whalley V. Lancashire And Yorkshire Railway Co.,
Definition of Whalley V. Lancashire And Yorkshire Railway Co., ((1884), L. B. 13 Q. B. D. 131). If a person is in any way responsible for the presence on his premises of a dangerous thing, he is liable if, in getting rid of it, damage is caused to another.Flood water having collected against […]
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Wakeirn V. London And South Western Railway Co.
Definition of Wakeirn V. London And South Western Railway Co. ((1886), 12 A. C. 41). In an action for negligence the onus is on the plaintiff to prove the negligence and that the injury complained of resulted from it.The plaintiff’s husband was found lying dead at a level crossing on the […]
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Violenta Praesumptio Aliquando Est Plena Probatio
Definition of Violenta Praesumptio Aliquando Est Plena Probatio Violent presumption is often proof Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Violenta Praesumptio Aliquando Est Plena Probatio in the Dictionaries, Violenta Praesumptio Aliquando Est Plena […]
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Vendor And Purchaser Act, 1874
Definition of Vendor And Purchaser Act, 1874 The statute 37 & 38 Viet. c. 78, which substituted forty for sixty years as the period for which a good title had to be shown under an open contract for the sale of land.Thirty years is substituted by the Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 44, and…
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Vendor And Purchaser Act, 1874
Definition of Vendor And Purchaser Act, 1874 The statute 37 & 38 Viet. c. 78, which substituted forty for sixty years as the period for which a good title had to be shown under an open contract for the sale of land.Thirty years is substituted by the Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 44, and…
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Use And Occupation
Definition of Use And Occupation A claim for use and occupation arises where a person has used and occupied the land of another with his permission but without any actual lease or agreement for a lease at a fixed rent Browse You might be interested in these references tools: […]
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Tolhurst V. Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers, Ltd.
Definition of Tolhurst V. Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers, Ltd. ([1903] A. C. 414). A contract for the supply of goods may be assigned unless the burden of the contract is thereby increased, or there in personal confidence or skill involved.T agreed to supply the Imperial Company with […]