A mortgage or claim against property that is paramount and superior to all other mortgage claims upon the property. … [Read more...] about FIRST MORTGAGE
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FIRE ACCIDENTAL
One which arises in consequence of some human agency, without any intention, or which happens by some natural cause, without human agency. 2. Whether a fire arises purely by accident, or from any other cause when it becomes uncontrollable and dangerous to the public, a man may, in general, justify the destruction of a house on fire for the protection of the neighborhood, for … [Read more...] about FIRE ACCIDENTAL
FIRMATIO
The doe season. Also a supplying with food. Cowell. … [Read more...] about FIRMATIO
FIRST PURCHASER
In the English law of descent, the first purchaser was he who first acquired an estate in a family, which still owns it. A purchase of this kind signifies any mode of acquiring an estate, except, by descent. … [Read more...] about FIRST PURCHASER
FIRE INSURANCE
An insurance policy that pays the beneficiary based upon damage to the property being caused by fire and, sometimes, other elements such as rain or wind. … [Read more...] about FIRE INSURANCE