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HONEST MISTAKEN BELIEF [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-06-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- implied warranty of authority
1, record 1, English, implied%20warranty%20of%20authority
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the agent will still be liable even without proof of fraud, for breach of the implied warranty of authority and this liability exists whether the "agent" is acting negligently, or in good faith and under the honest, but mistaken belief that he is contracting with the authority of another person, not on his own behalf as principal. 1, record 1, English, - implied%20warranty%20of%20authority
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- garantie implicite d'autorité
1, record 1, French, garantie%20implicite%20d%27autorit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-06-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mistaken belief
1, record 2, English, mistaken%20belief
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... an honest, if mistaken belief as to the truth of an assertion did not amount to fraud. 1, record 2, English, - mistaken%20belief
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit judiciaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- croyance erronée
1, record 2, French, croyance%20erron%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-03-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- warranty of authority
1, record 3, English, warranty%20of%20authority
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the agent will still be liable even without proof of fraud, for breach of the implied warranty of authority and this liability exists whether the "agent" is acting negligently, or in good faith and under the honest, but mistaken belief that he is contracting with the authority of another person, not on his own behalf as principal. 1, record 3, English, - warranty%20of%20authority
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- garantie d'autorité
1, record 3, French, garantie%20d%27autorit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-10-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- innocent mistake
1, record 4, English, innocent%20mistake
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The classical mode of conversion consists in unauthorized transfer or disposal of the goods, whether by sale and delivery, pledge, or just mistaken delivery to the wrong person....(It) is not even an answer to have acted under authority from someone who had himself no right to dispose of them so that a sale and delivery by an agent or auctioneer constitutes conversion as against the true owner, although made in honest belief that his principal had title to the goods. Property rights are protected at the expense of an innocent mistake. 1, record 4, English, - innocent%20mistake
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- erreur non frauduleuse
1, record 4, French, erreur%20non%20frauduleuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-05-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- honest 1, record 5, English, honest
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Honest but mistaken belief in consent. 1, record 5, English, - honest
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Croyance sincère mais erronée au consentement. 1, record 5, French, - sinc%C3%A8re
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : Pappajohn c. La Reine, 1980, 2 R.C.S. 120, p. 133. 1, record 5, French, - sinc%C3%A8re
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho procesal
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- sincero
1, record 5, Spanish, sincero
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- de buena fe 1, record 5, Spanish, de%20buena%20fe
correct
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1994-02-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- honest but mistaken belief 1, record 6, English, honest%20but%20mistaken%20belief
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- croyance sincère mais erronée
1, record 6, French, croyance%20sinc%C3%A8re%20mais%20erron%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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