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Finding of conversion and fraudulent concealment affirmed where brother signed sister’s name on check

Day on Torts

On appeal, defendant argued that although plaintiff was a named owner on the annuity, “they were owners in name only and that the effect of the transaction establishing the annuity was to create something of a constructive trust for Decedent [mother] with [defendant’s] ‘legal posture’ in the nature of a trustee or custodian.”

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Amendment of Pleadings | Order VI Rule 17 [CPC]: A Critical Analysis

LexForti

It was observed in the case that purpose of Courts is to determine the parties’ rights, not to condemn them for mistakes in conduct and diligence made while framing the pleading. [5]. However, when a party seeks an amendment of pleading regarding constructive res judicata , the Civil Court must reject such application. [11]

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The court said the petitioner’s “alleged aesthetic injuries reflect nothing more than generalized grievances,” that her allegations regarding traffic hazards did not meet her causation burden, and that alleged construction-related injuries were not redressable because construction was complete. Environmental Defense Fund v.

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