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COVENANT RUNNING WITH LAND

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covenant which goes with the land as being annexed to the estate and which cannot be separated from the land and transferred without it. A covenant is said to run with the land when not only the original parties or their representatives but each successive owner of the land will be entitled to its benefit or be liable (as the case may be) to its obligation. Or in other words it … [Read more...]

COUSTOM

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Custom; duty; toll; tribute, it Bl. Comm. 314. … [Read more...]

COVENANT RUNNING WITH THE LAND

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A covenant or required term that is passed down to each successive owner of a parcel of real estate and must be accepted in order to complete a conveyance. The covenant or obligation travels with the title and deed of the property. … [Read more...]

COUSTOUMIER

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(Otherwise spelled "Coustumier" or "Coutumier") In old French law. A collection of customs, unwritten laws, and forms of procedure. Two such volumes are of especial importance in juridical history, viz., the Grand Cousiumicr de Xormandie, and the Coutumier de France or Grand Coutumier. … [Read more...]

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