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ALIENATION SUBSTITUTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alienation by substitution
1, record 1, English, alienation%20by%20substitution
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Statute "Quia Emptores" forbade alienation by subinfeudation and removed all restraints on alienation by substitution of an estate in fee simple that had previously existed. The statute is in force in all the common law jurisdictions of Canada.... the statute has been described as a pillar of real property law, for it still operates, whenever a person sells his land, to put the purchaser in the vendor's place. (Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 114) 1, record 1, English, - alienation%20by%20substitution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The alternative to subinfeudation was substitution. B might grant to C not by creating a new tenure but by letting C step into his shoes so that C became, and B ceased to be, tenant of A. (Megarry & Wade, 4th ed., 1975, p. 30 1, record 1, English, - alienation%20by%20substitution
Record 1, Key term(s)
- substitution alienation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aliénation par substitution
1, record 1, French, ali%C3%A9nation%20par%20substitution
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aliénation par substitution : 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, - ali%C3%A9nation%20par%20substitution
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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