A legal status granted to an individual who is in the United States and fears political persecution if he or she is forced to return to their home country.

CONSTRUCTIVE EVICTION

When a landlord provides housing that is so substandard that a landlord has legally evicted the tenant. For example, if the landlord refuses to provide heat or ... (more...)

When a landlord provides housing that is so substandard that a landlord has legally evicted the tenant. For example, if the landlord refuses to provide heat or water or refuses to clean up an environmental health hazard, the tenant has the right to move out and stop paying rent, without incurring legal liability for breaking the lease.

IP

See intellectual property law.

USUFRUCT

The right to use property -- or income from property -- that is owned by another.

BEQUEST

The legal term for personal property (anything but real estate) left in a will.

SEVERABILITY CLAUSE

A provision in a contract that preserves the rest of the contract if a portion of it is invalidated by a court. Without a severability clause, a decision by the... (more...)

A provision in a contract that preserves the rest of the contract if a portion of it is invalidated by a court. Without a severability clause, a decision by the court finding one part of the contract unenforceable would invalidate the entire document.

QUANTUM MERUIT

The reasonable value of services provided, which a winning party may be able to recover from an opponent who broke a contract.

FRIENDLY SUIT

A lawsuit brought by two parties, not as adversaries, but as collaborators in order to resolve a legal question that affects them both. For example, two compani... (more...)

A lawsuit brought by two parties, not as adversaries, but as collaborators in order to resolve a legal question that affects them both. For example, two companies might bring a friendly suit to court in order to clarify a legal interpretation of a contract between them.

RECORDING

The process of filing a copy of a deed or other document concerning real estate with the land records office for the county in which the land is located. Record... (more...)

The process of filing a copy of a deed or other document concerning real estate with the land records office for the county in which the land is located. Recording creates a public record of changes in ownership of all property in the state.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

State v. Gaines

... at 611, 859 P.2d 1143. [2] If the legislature's intent remains unclear after examining legislative history, "the court may resort to general maxims of statutory construction to aid in resolving the remaining uncertainty." Id. at 612, 859 P.2d 1143. ...

Taylor v. Ramsay-Gerding Construction Co.

HH TAYLOR, CA Taylor, Petitioners on Review, and Taylor & Taylor, Inc., an Oregon corporation, Cross-Respondent, v. RAMSAY-GERDING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, an Oregon corporation, Defendant, and Chemrex, Inc., a foreign corporation, Respondent on ...

Abraham v. T. Henry Construction, Inc.

Richard ABRAHAM and Janice Abraham, husband and wife, as trustees for the Richard D. Abraham and Janice M. Abraham Trust, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. T. HENRY CONSTRUCTION, INC., an Oregon corporation; Stelmen Plastering, Inc., an Oregon corporation; Northwest Gutter ...

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SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

State v. Gaines

Taylor v. Ramsay-Gerding Construction Co.

Abraham v. T. Henry Construction, Inc.

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