Where a lease provided that the tenancy should not be confined to any portion of the land granted, but allowed the tenant the use of all the land he could clear, it was called in the old books a "running lease," as distinguished from one confined to a particular division, circumscribed by metes and bounds, within a larger tract. Cowan v. Hatcher (Tenn. Ch. App.) 59 S. W. 69L … [Read more...] about RUNNING LEASE
RUNCINUS
In old English law. A Joad-horse; a sumpter-horse or cart-horse. A nag. … [Read more...] about RUNCINUS
RUNRIG LANDS
Lands In Scotland where the ridges of a field belong alternatively to different proprietors. Anciently this kind of possession was advantageous In giving a united interest to tenants to resist inroads. By the act of 1695, a 23, a division of these lands was authorized, with the exception of lands belonging to corporations. Wharton. … [Read more...] about RUNRIG LANDS
RUNNING DAYS
Days counted in their regular succession on the calendar, In eluding Sundays and holidays. … [Read more...] about RUNNING DAYS
RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES
A common law rule that prohibits suspending the transfer of property for a time that is greater than either (a) 21 years or (b) 21 years after the last identifiable individual living at the time the interest was created (life in being). The goal of this rule is to prevent the control of property by an individual long after they have died. … [Read more...] about RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES