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Food not fit to be eaten; food which, if eaten, would be injurious. 2. Although the law does not in general consider a sale to be a warranty or goodness of the quality of a personal chattel, yet it is otherwise with regard to food and liquor when sold for consumption. … [Read more...]

(A) estates. A confidence reposed in another, who was made tenant of the land or terre tenant, that he should dispose of the land according to the intention of the cestui que use, or him to whose use it was granted, and suffer him to take the profits. 2. In order to create a use, there must always be a good Consideration; though, when once raised, it may be passed by grant to a … [Read more...]

or lex non scripta. All the laws which do not come under the definition of written law; it is composed, principally, of the law of nature, the law of nations, the common law, and customs. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition All that portion of the law, observed and administered in the courts, which has not been enacted or promulgated In the form of a statute or … [Read more...]

When a contract has been made, either by express or implied agreement, for the use of a house or other real estate, where there was no amount of rent fixed and ascertained, the landlord can recover a reasonable rent in an action of assumpsit for use and occupation. … [Read more...]