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INNOCENT PURCHASER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bona fide purchaser for valuable consideration
1, record 1, English, bona%20fide%20purchaser%20for%20valuable%20consideration
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bona fide purchaser for value 1, record 1, English, bona%20fide%20purchaser%20for%20value
correct
- purchaser in good faith for valuable consideration 1, record 1, English, purchaser%20in%20good%20faith%20for%20valuable%20consideration
correct
- innocent purchaser for value 1, record 1, English, innocent%20purchaser%20for%20value
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One who purchases real property without notice, actual or constructive, of any superior rights or interests in the property. The state recording statutes are designed to protect an innocent purchaser for value from the secret claims of a prior purchaser.(Reilly, 2nd, p. 243) 1, record 1, English, - bona%20fide%20purchaser%20for%20valuable%20consideration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If a person who has notice (except in the case of a charity) sells to another who has no notice, and is a "bona fide" purchaser for valuable consideration, the latter may protect his title, although it was affected with the equity arising from notice in the hands of the person from whom he derived it ... (Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, pp. 1253-1254). 1, record 1, English, - bona%20fide%20purchaser%20for%20valuable%20consideration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Under the Law of Property Act 1925 the word [purchaser] means a purchaser in good faith for valuable consideration, and includes a lessee, mortgagee, or other person who for valuable consideration acquires an interest in property... (Mozley and Whiteley, 10th, p. 370-371) 1, record 1, English, - bona%20fide%20purchaser%20for%20valuable%20consideration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- acquéreur de bonne foi et à titre onéreux
1, record 1, French, acqu%C3%A9reur%20de%20bonne%20foi%20et%20%C3%A0%20titre%20on%C3%A9reux
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- acquéresse de bonne foi et à titre onéreux 2, record 1, French, acqu%C3%A9resse%20de%20bonne%20foi%20et%20%C3%A0%20titre%20on%C3%A9reux
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acquéreur de bonne foi et à titre onéreux : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - acqu%C3%A9reur%20de%20bonne%20foi%20et%20%C3%A0%20titre%20on%C3%A9reux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-10-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bona fide purchaser
1, record 2, English, bona%20fide%20purchaser
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- good faith purchaser 1, record 2, English, good%20faith%20purchaser
correct
- purchaser in good faith 1, record 2, English, purchaser%20in%20good%20faith
correct
- innocent purchaser 1, record 2, English, innocent%20purchaser
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One who in good faith acquires legal title to property by paying valuable consideration and has no notice of third party claims. (Yogis, 1983, p. 29). 1, record 2, English, - bona%20fide%20purchaser
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- acquéreur de bonne foi
1, record 2, French, acqu%C3%A9reur%20de%20bonne%20foi
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- acquéresse de bonne foi 2, record 2, French, acqu%C3%A9resse%20de%20bonne%20foi
correct, feminine noun
- acheteur de bonne foi 2, record 2, French, acheteur%20de%20bonne%20foi
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- acheteuse de bonne foi 2, record 2, French, acheteuse%20de%20bonne%20foi
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acquéreur de bonne foi : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - acqu%C3%A9reur%20de%20bonne%20foi
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'équivalent «acheteur de bonne foi» est aussi acceptable en contexte. 1, record 2, French, - acqu%C3%A9reur%20de%20bonne%20foi
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-05-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unrecorded
1, record 3, English, unrecorded
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Proper recordation imparts constructive notice to the world of the existence of the recorded document and its contents. It protects both innocent purchasers for value who act in ignorance of an unrecorded instrument and the grantee in the event that the deed is altered or lost. Any conveyance not properly recorded is generally void as against any subsequent purchaser, lessee, or mortgagee in good faith and for a valuable consideration who, without having actual notice of the unrecorded conveyance, records his or her subsequent interest in the property.(Reilly, 2nd ed., 1982, p. 396). 2, record 3, English, - unrecorded
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- non publié
1, record 3, French, non%20publi%C3%A9
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
non publié : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 3, French, - non%20publi%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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