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  2. Chandelor v Lopus - Wikipedia

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    Caveat emptor Chandelor v Lopus (1603) 79 ER 3 [ 1 ] is a famous case in the common law of England . [ 2 ] It stands for the distinction between warranties and mere affirmations and announced the rule of caveat emptor (buyer beware).

  3. Caveat emptor - Wikipedia

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    Generally, caveat emptor is the contract law principle that controls the sale of real property after the date of closing, but may also apply to sales of other goods. The phrase caveat emptor and its use as a disclaimer of warranties arises from the fact that buyers typically have less information than the seller about the good or service they ...

  4. Seixas and Seixas v. Woods - Wikipedia

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    Seixas & Seixas v. Woods [1] 2 Cai. R. 48 [2] (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1804) was an 1804 American case which contributed to precedent around the doctrine of caveat emptor.The plaintiff Seixas & Seixas purchased wood from the defendant and alleged that he had been delivered a lower grade of wood than he had contracted to purchase.

  5. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    caveat: May he beware When used by itself, refers to a qualification, or warning. caveat emptor: Let the buyer beware In addition to the general warning, also refers to a legal doctrine wherein a buyer could not get relief from a seller for defects present on property which rendered it unfit for use. / ˈ k æ v i æ t ˈ ɛ m p t ɔːr ...

  6. List of Latin phrases (C) - Wikipedia

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    The love of Christ: It implies a command to love as Christ loved. Motto of St. Francis Xavier High School located in West Meadowlark Park, Edmonton. Caritas Christi urget nos: The love of Christ impels us or The love of Christ drives us: The motto of the Sisters of Charity [9] Caritas in veritate: Charity in truth: Pope Benedict XVI's third ...

  7. Uberrima fides - Wikipedia

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    It is the name of a legal doctrine which governs insurance contracts. This means that all parties to an insurance contract must deal in good faith, making a full declaration of all material facts in the insurance proposal. This contrasts with the legal doctrine caveat emptor ("let the buyer beware").

  8. United States contract law - Wikipedia

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    Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. v. United States (160 Ct. Cl. 437, 312 F.2d 774 (1963) the superior knowledge doctrine gives the US government a duty of disclosure; Laidlaw v. Organ 15 U.S. 178 (1817), on caveat emptor; Obde v. Schlemeyer 56 Wash 2d 449, 353 P2d 672 (Supreme Court of Washington, 1960) termite infested house not revealed to buyers.

  9. Love of God - Wikipedia

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    Love of God can mean either love for God or love by God. Love for God (philotheia) is associated with the concepts of worship, and devotions towards God.[1]The Greek term theophilia means the love or favour of God, [2] and theophilos means friend of God, originally in the sense of being loved by God or loved by the gods; [3] [4] but is today sometimes understood in the sense of showing love ...