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Definition of Tales (pr. Tal’es). Such. Where a jury is summoned and found to be insufficient in number, the Judge is empowered to award a tales de circumstantibus, that is, to command the sheriff to return so many other men duly qualified as shall be present or can be found, to be taken first […]

Definition of Tally A stick of rectangular section across one side of which were cut notches denoting payments. The stick being split lengthwise so that on each half there was one half of each notch, the debtor retained one half of the stick as evidence of the payment and the creditor kept the […]

Definition of Tatam V. Reeve ([1892] 1 Q. B. 44). Held, that if A pays B’s betting debts at B’s request, even though he did not know they were betting debts, he cannot recover the amount from B, as the money is paid in respect of a transaction void under the Gaming Act, 1892, s.…

Definition of Taylor V. Brewer ((1813), 1 M. & s. 290). Held, that an offer to contract must be sufficiently certain in its term to form the basis of a contract Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Taylor V. Brewer in the Dictionaries, Taylor V. Brewer […]

Definition of Taylor V. Caldwell ((1863), 3 B. & s. 286). The destruction of the subject-matter of a contract without fault of either party may avoid the contract.The defendants agreed to let a music hall to the plaintiffs for concerts. Before the date of the proposed concerts the music hall […]

Definition of Tabulae Tablets. (Roman law.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Tabulae in the Dictionaries, Tabulae in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, Find […]

Definition of Tabularius A public notary. (Roman law.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Tabularius in the Dictionaries, Tabularius in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal […]

Definition of Tacking The priority of mortgagees over the same property is determined by the order in which the mortgages were made, the first mortgagee getting the legal estate. Prior to 1926, this prder might be disturbed by the process oi adding a subsequent mortgage to an earlier or a […]

Definition of Tail See Estate Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Tail in the Dictionaries, Tail in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, Find synonyms and related […]

Definition of Talbot V. Duke Of Shrewsbury ((1714), Prec. Ch. 394). Held, that if a debtor, without taking notice of the debt, bequeaths a sum as great as, or greater than, the debt, to his creditor, this is a satisfaction ; but it is not a satisfaction if it is bequeathed on a contingency or…