A natural stream of water fed from permanent or periodical natural sources and usually flowing in a par-ticular direction in a defined channel, having a bed and banks or sides, and usually discharging itself into some other stream or body of water. Los Angeles v. Pomeroy, 124 Cal. … [Read more...] about WATER-COURSE
Wash. U. J.L. & Pol’y
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WARRANTY
(A) See also a guaranty (B) contracts. This word has several significations, as it is applied to the conveyance and sale of lands, to the sale of goods, and to the contract of insurance. 2. 1. The ancient law relating to warranties of land was full of subtleties and intricacies; it occupied the attention of the most eminent writers on the English law, and it was declared by … [Read more...] about WARRANTY
WARRANTOR
One who makes a warranty, Shep. Touch. 181. Warrantor potest exeipere quod que-rens non tenet terram de qua petit war-ran tiam, et quod donnm fnit insnfficiens. Hob. 21. A warrantor may object that the complainant does not hold the land of which he seeks the warranty, and that the gift was insufficient. … [Read more...] about WARRANTOR
WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY
A landlord provides to a tenant a warranty that the premises that are being rented are suitable to be used by humans to live and habitation. … [Read more...] about WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY