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CONFUSION

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This term, as used in the civil law and in compound terms derived from that source, means a blending or intermingling, and is equivalent to the term "merger" as used at common law. Palmer v. Burnside, 1 Woods, 182, Fed. Cas. No. 10,685. Confusion of boundaries. The title of that branch of equity jurisdiction which relates to the discovery and settlement of conflicting, … [Read more...] about CONFUSION

CONFUSION OF GOODS

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This takes place where the goods of two or more persons become mixed together so that they cannot be separated. There is a difference between confusion and commixtion; in the former it is impossible, while in the latter it is possible, to make a separation. Bowy. Comm. 88. 2. When the confusion takes place by the mutual consent of the owners, they have an interest in the … [Read more...] about CONFUSION OF GOODS

CONFUSION OF RIGHTS

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contracts. When the qualities of debtor and creditor are united in the same person, there arises a confusion of rights, which extinguishes the two credits; for instance, when a woman obliges marries the obligor, the debt is extinguished. There is, however, an excepted case in relation to a bond given by the husband to the wife; when it is given to the intended wife for a … [Read more...] about CONFUSION OF RIGHTS