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Tag: Church Properties

  • Cemetery

    Cemetery, Authority From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Cemetery, Authority (1): When a congregation that had title to a cemetery for many years entrusted the management and sale of the lots to the priest, he had thereby authority to create servitudes, such as alleys to […]

  • Cemetery

    Cemetery, Authority From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Cemetery, Authority (1): When a congregation that had title to a cemetery for many years entrusted the management and sale of the lots to the priest, he had thereby authority to create servitudes, such as alleys to […]

  • Bankruptcy

    The Legal History of Bankruptcy This section provides an overview of Bankruptcy Bankruptcy-Remote (SPE) in Financial Law Concept of Bankruptcy-Remote (SPE) in this field: An SPE satisfying certain legal criteria, whose assets have been isolated from and are outside of the reach of the […]

  • Bankruptcy

    The Legal History of Bankruptcy This section provides an overview of Bankruptcy Bankruptcy-Remote (SPE) in Financial Law Concept of Bankruptcy-Remote (SPE) in this field: An SPE satisfying certain legal criteria, whose assets have been isolated from and are outside of the reach of the […]

  • Evidence

    Introduction to Evidence Evidence, the means by which disputed facts are proved to be true or untrue in any trial before a court of law or an agency that functions like a court. Because American law is committed to a rational rather than a formalistic system of evidence, no value is assigned […]

  • Evidence

    Introduction to Evidence Evidence, the means by which disputed facts are proved to be true or untrue in any trial before a court of law or an agency that functions like a court. Because American law is committed to a rational rather than a formalistic system of evidence, no value is assigned […]

  • Holy See

    Embracing mainstream international law, this section on holy see explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "holy see" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the […]

  • Mortgage

    Introduction to Mortgage Mortgage, legal instrument that pledges a house or other real estate as security for repayment of a loan. By providing a guarantee that the loan will be paid back, a mortgage enables a person to buy property without having the funds to pay for it outright. If the […]

  • Lease

    Lease, Purposes From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Lease, Purposes (1): A religious literary society and scientific corporation has power to lease part of a building owned by it for theatrical and operatic purposes.532 Resources Notes and References Charles M. […]

  • Land

    Introduction to Land Land, in the law of real property, term including the surface of the earth, the land beneath the surface to the center of the earth, and the air above. The term also includes property permanently affixed to the soil, such as water collected in wells, houses, and fences. […]

  • Uncertainty

    Devise, Uncertainty From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Devise, Uncertainty (1): A devise of property "to the Roman Catholic Orphans" of a certain diocese, making the bishop of the diocese executor of the will and giving him power to sell the property and use […]

  • Uncertainty

    Devise, Uncertainty From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Devise, Uncertainty (1): A devise of property "to the Roman Catholic Orphans" of a certain diocese, making the bishop of the diocese executor of the will and giving him power to sell the property and use […]

  • Funds

    Priest, Deed, Funds From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Priest, Deed, Funds (1): Where it was claimed that a priest purchased lands and took the deed in his own name and paid therefor with funds belonging to the congregation, the conveyance will not be decreed by the […]

  • Funds

    Priest, Deed, Funds From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Priest, Deed, Funds (1): Where it was claimed that a priest purchased lands and took the deed in his own name and paid therefor with funds belonging to the congregation, the conveyance will not be decreed by the […]

  • Error

    Introduction to Error Error, act, assertion, or function that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true." (1) From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Error (1): A clerical error in the name of the grantee will not make a deed void. However, when such […]