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Where more than one attorney is assigned to the case, the leading counsel is the attorney in charge. That one of two or more counsel employed on the same side In a cause who has the principal management of the cause. … [Read more...] about LEADING COUNSEL

An agreement which provides a tenant, renter or lessee to purchase the property at the end of the lease. … [Read more...] about LEASE TO OWN

A question put or framed in such a form as to suggest the answer sought to be obtained by the person Interrogating. Questions are leading which suggest to the witness the answer desired or which embody a material fact and may be answered by a mere negative or affirmative or whicli involve an answer bearing immediately upon the merits of the cause and indicating to the witness a … [Read more...] about LEADING QUESTION

A tenant's interest in the right to use or occupy real property as provided for by a lease that is written, oral or implied. An estate in realty held under a lease; an estate for a fixed term of years. … [Read more...] about LEASEHOLD

A questions asked of a witness by an attorney that suggests how the attorney would prefer the question to be answered. Leading questions are impermissible during direct examination of a witness, when an attorney must allow the witness called to establish testimony using his or her own words and recollections. Allowing an attorney to lead his own witness would suggest that the … [Read more...] about LEADING QUESTIONS