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C 19.
Of Compensation.
2.
Upon what terms from bona Fide possessors.
If the person into whose possession it has since come, obtained
it bona Fide, the party from whom it was unlawfully
taken must in that case pay him half the value of
whatsoever he gave for it, yet so as not to exceed the saleable
value which it had at the time of his acquiring it:
and if he gave nothing, he shall have nothing.
3.
Upon what terms from Mala fide possessors.
If he obtained it mala Fide (a)
Reasons.
1. 1. The suffering of the or original owner owner can turn to no account
No advantage can result from favouring the subsequent
possessor in preference to the original owner. By making
the subsequent possessor share in the loss the following
advantages are gained:
2. 2. That of the Subsequent possessor may, in the way of presentation.
There will always be a possibility, although there
should
Note
Note. (a) [Mala fide] A man may be said to possess a thing mala fide when it appears that he must have suspected upon just grounds that the person from whom he had it had no title to make it over to him.he shall have nothing.
Identifier: | JB/098/036/003 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 98.
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of compensation |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
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f17 / f18 / f19 / f20 |
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caroline fox |
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