A contract clause that provides a party the right to be the first to be entitled to accept an offer before others are so offered or entitled to accept. … [Read more...]
RIGHT TO DIE
The right of a dying person to refuse life saving and prolonging medical treatment when there is no reasonable chance for recovery. See also a living will and health care proxy. … [Read more...]
RIGHT OF HABITATION
In Louisiana. The right to occupy another man's house as a dwelling, without paying rent or other compensation. … [Read more...]
RIGHT TO PRIVACY
The right to be left alone, the freedom against unwarranted intrusion and observation by other people. The U.S. Constitution does not explicitly provide for a right to privacy although the Supreme Court has found an implicit constitutional right of privacy in certain circumstances to prevent unwarranted governmental intrusion. … [Read more...]
RIGHT OF POSSESSION
The right to possession which may reside in one man, while another has the actual possession, being the right to enter and turn out such actual occupant; e.g., the right of a disseisee. An apparent right of possession is one which may be defeated by a better; an actual right of possession, one which will stand the test against all opponents. 2 Bl. Comm. 196. … [Read more...]