Habendum Clause

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HABENDUM CLAUSE

habendum clause (h-ben-dm).1. he !a"# $% an

&ns#"umen#' such as a

deed $" w&ll' #ha# denes #he e#en# $% #he &n#e"es# be&n* *"an#ed and an+ c$nd&$ns

a,ec#&n* #he

*"an#. he &n#"$duc#$"+ w$"ds #$ #he clause a"e $"d&na"&l+ #$ hae and #$ h$ld. /

Als$ #e"med

H

Blac0s Law D&c#&$na"+ (2#h ed. 3445) '

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3427

#$-hae-and-#$-h$ld clause. 8Cases9 Deeds 134. C.:.S. Deeds ;; 7' 371=37' 37=

34' 33' 32'

3?4=3?5' 3?=3?2.@ 3.&l *as. he !"$&s&$n &n an $&l-and-*as lease den&n* h$wl$n* #he

&n#e"es# *"an#ed #$ #he lessee w&ll e#end. M$de"n $&l-and-*as leases #+!&call+

!"$&de %$" a

!"&ma"+ #e"m / a ed numbe" $% +ea"s du"&n* wh&ch #he lessee has n$ $bl&*a#&$n

#$ deel$! #he

!"em&ses / and a sec$nda"+ #e"m (%$" s$ l$n* #he"ea%#e" as $&l and *as !"$duced)

$nce

deel$!men# #a0es !lace. M$s# u"&sd&c#&$ns "eFu&"e !"$duc#&$n $% !a+&n* Fuan#&es

#$ 0ee! #he

lease &n e,ec#. / Als$ #e"med #e"m clause. 8Cases9 M&nes and M&ne"als ?7.. C.:.S.

M&nes and

M&ne"als ;; 351' 35?' 37=35.@ / %#en sh$"#ened #$ habendum.


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h&s !a"# $% #he deed was $"&*&nall+ used #$ de#e"m&ne #he &n#e"es# *"an#ed' $" #$

lessen'

enla"*e' e!la&n $" Fual&%+ #he !"em&ses. Bu# cann$# !e"%$"m #he $Gce $% d&es#&n*

#he es#a#e

al"ead+ es#ed b+ #he deed %$" &s $&d &% be "e!u*nan# #$ #he es#a#e *"an#ed. I#

has de*ene"a#ed

&n#$ a me"e useless %$"m and #he !"em&ses n$w c$n#a&n #he s!ec&ca#&$n $% #he

es#a#e *"an#ed' and

#he deed bec$mes e,ec#ual wh$u# an+ habendum. I%' h$wee"' #he !"em&ses

sh$uld be me"el+

desc"&!#&e' and n$ es#a#e men#&$ned' #hen #he habendum bec$mes eGc&en# #$

decla"e #he &n#en#&$n

and w&ll "ebu# an+ &m!l&ca#&$n a"&s&n* %"$m #he s&lence $% #he !"em&ses. 5 :ames

Jen#'

C$mmen#a"&es $n Ame"&can Law K52 (e$"*e C$ms#$c0 ed.' 11#h ed. 12).

HABENDUM E ENENDUM

habendum

e#

#enendum

(h-ben-dm

e#

#-nen-dm). 8Law La#&n@ H&s#. $ hae and #$ h$ld. h&s

%$"mal !h"ase

a!!ea"ed &n land deeds and dened #he es#a#e $" &n#e"es# be&n* #"ans%e""ed. See

HABENDUM

CLAUSE ENENDUM.

HABENES HMINES

haben#es h$m&nes (h-ben-#ee h$m--nee)' n.8Law La#&n

men wh$

hae@ H&s#. &ch men. / Als$ #e"med %$es#&n*-men.


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HABEE

habe"e (h-bee"-ee)' b.8La#&n #$ hae@ $man law. $ hae (#he "&*h#

#$)

s$me#h&n*. h&s #e"m was s$me#&mes d&s#&n*u&shed %"$m #ene"e (#$ h$ld) and

!$ss&de"e (#$

!$ssess)' wh habe"e "e%e""&n* #$ #he "&*h#' #ene"e #$ #he %ac#' and !$ss&de"e #$

b$#h.

OHabe"eP has #w$ mean&n*s %$" we sa+ #ha# #he $wne" $% a #h&n* Ohas and als$

#ha# a

n$n$wne" wh$ h$lds #he #h&n* Ohas . Las#l+' we use #he w$"d &n "ela#&$n #$

!"$!e"#+ de!$sed

wh us. D&*es# $% :us#&n&an 5.1.72.Q (Ul!&an' Ad Sab&num 5Q).

HABEE RACIAS 6SSESSINEM

habe"e

%ac&as

!$ssess&$nem

(h-bee"-ee

%a+-shee-s

!-es8h@-ee-$h-nm)' n.8Law La#&n #ha# +$u cause #$ hae

!$ssess&$n@

H&s#. A w" *&&n* a success%ul eec#men#-ac#&$n !la&n#&, #he !$ssess&$n $% #he

"ec$e"ed land. I%

#he she"&, del&e"ed m$"e #han #he !e"s$n was en#led #$' a w" $% "ehabe"e %ac&as

se&s&nam c$uld

c$m!el #he she"&, #$ "e#u"n #he ecess. / %#en sh$"#ened #$ habe"e %ac&as $" hab.

%a.

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3425

HABEE RACIAS SEISINAM

habe"e %ac&as se&s&nam (h-bee"-ee %a+-shee-s see-&-n>m)'

n.8Law La#&n #ha# +$u cause #$ hae se&s&n@ H&s#. A w" $% eecu#&$n c$mmand&n*

#he she"&, #$

*&e #he a!!l&can# se&s&n $% #he "ec$e"ed land. h&s w" was #he !"$!e" !"$cess

%$" *&&n* se&s&n

$% a %"eeh$ld' as d&s#&n*u&shed %"$m *&&n* $nl+ a cha##el &n#e"es# &n land. See SEISIN.

HABEE RACIAS ISUM

habe"e %ac&as &sum (h-bee"-ee %a+-shee-s I-

sm $" -

m)' n.8Law La#&n #ha# +$u cause #$ hae a &ew@ H&s#. A w" all$w&n*

a l&*an# #$

&ns!ec# #he lands &n c$n#"$e"s+.

HABEE LICEE

habe"e l&ce"e (h-bee"-ee l&-see"-ee)' b.8La#&n #$ all$w #$ hae@ $man

law. $

s#&!ula#e #$ a !u"chase"s "&*h# #$ !$ssess and en$+ !"$!e"#+ und&s#u"bed. he

#e"m den$#ed a

selle"s du#+ #$ &ndemn&%+ #he !u"chase" &% #he !u"chase" was e&c#ed. An e&c#ed

!u"chase" c$uld

"a&se an ac#&$n $n #he s#&!ula#&$n $"' unde" :us#&n&an' an ac#&$ e em!#$ a*a&ns# #he

selle".

HAB. RA.

hab. %a. abb".HABEE RACIAS 6SSESSINEM.

HABILI E CM6EENE RMA


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hab&l& e# c$m!e#en#e %$"ma (hab--lI e# 0$m-!-#en-#ee %$"-

m>). 8La#&n@ H&s#. In a # and c$m!e#en# manne".

HABILI MD

hab&l& m$d$ (hab--lIm$h-d$h). 8La#&n@ H&s#. In a # manne" suGc&en#l+.

HABILIS CAUSA ANSREENDI DMINII

hab&l&s causa #"ans%e"end& d$m&n&& (hab--l&s 0aw- #"ans-

%>-"en-dI d-m&n-ee-I). 8Law La#&n@ H&s#. An adeFua#e #le %$"

#"ans%e""&n* #he

!"$!e"#+. he !h"ase a!!ea"ed &n "e%e"ence #$ #he *"an#$"s !$we" and &n#en#&$n #$

c$ne+ #he

!"$!e"#+ #he #le had #$ be suGc&en# #$ su!!$"# #he c$ne+ance $% !"$!e"#+. / Als$

s!elled

hab&l&s causa #"ans%e""end& d$m&n&&.

ANEE

*"an#ee. ne #$ wh$m !"$!e"#+ &s c$ne+ed.

ANEE= AN INDET

*"an#ee=*"an#$" &nde.See INDET(1).

ANIN CLAUSE

*"an#&n* clause.he w$"ds #ha# #"ans%e" an &n#e"es# &n a deed $" $#he" &ns#"umen#'

es!. an

$&l-and-*as lease. In an $&l-and-*as lease' #he *"an#&n* clause #+!&call+ s!ec&es

#he "&*h#s

#"ans%e""ed' #he uses !e"m#ed' and #he sub-s#ances c$e"ed b+ #he lease. 8Cases9

Deeds 32=7?

M&nes and M&ne"als ?7' ?7.1. C.:.S. Deeds ;; 1Q' 75=72' 54=53' 55=7 M&nes and

M&ne"als;;

377' 372' 354=35' 3' 3Q1' 553.@


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AN

*"an#$". 1. ne wh$ c$ne+s !"$!e"#+ #$ an$#he". 8Cases9 Deeds 14' 74. C.:.S.

Deeds ;; 37'

6LEDEE

!led*ee. ne wh wh$m a !led*e &s de!$sed. 8Cases9 6led*es 2.C.:.S. 6led*es ;

.@

6LEDE

!led*e"+.A"cha&c. See SUESHI6(1).

6LED

!led*$". ne wh$ *&es a !led*e #$ an$#he". / Als$ s!elled !led*e". 8Cases9 6led*es

2.

C.:.S. 6led*es ; .@

6LEDE

!led*e'n.1. A %$"mal !"$m&se $" unde"#a0&n*. 3. he ac# $% !"$&d&n* s$me#h&n* as

secu"+

%$" a deb# $" $bl&*a#&$n. 8Cases9 6led*es 1.C.:.S. 6led*es ;; 3=5' =14.@ 7. A

ba&lmen# $" $#he"

de!$s $% !e"s$nal !"$!e"#+ #$ a c"ed$" as secu"+ %$" a deb# $" $bl&*a#&$n 6AVN

(3). See

c$n#"ac# #$ !led*e unde" CNAC. C%. LIEN(1) 6INUS(1).5. he em $% !e"s$nal

!"$!e"#+

s$ de!$sed 6AVN(1).. he #h&n* s$ !"$&ded. / R$"me"l+ als$ #e"med sa%e-

!led*e. . A

secu"+ &n#e"es# &n !e"s$nal !"$!e"#+ "e!"esen#ed b+ an &nd&s!ensable &ns#"umen#'

#he &n#e"es#

be&n* c"ea#ed b+ a ba&lmen# $" $#he" de!$s $% !e"s$nal !"$!e"#+ %$" #he !u"!$se $%

secu"&n* #he


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!a+men# $% a deb# $" #he !e"%$"mance $% s$me $#he" du#+. ?.H&s#. A !e"s$n wh$ ac#s

as a su"e#+ %$"

#he !"$secu#&$n $% a lawsu. In ea"l+ !"ac#&ce' !led*es we"e l&s#ed a# #he end $%

#he decla"a#&$n.

e" #&me #he l&s#&n* $% !led*es became a %$"mal+' and c#&$us names (such as

:$hn D$e $"

&cha"d $e) we"e all$wed. / !led*e'b. / !led*eable'ad.

A !led*e &s s$me#h&n* m$"e #han a me"e l&en and s$me#h&n* less #han a

m$"#*a*e. Le$na"d

A. :$nes' A "ea#&se $n #he Law $% C$lla#e"al Secu"&es and 6led*es; 3' a# 5 (Edwa"d

M. Vhe

"e.' 7d ed. 1Q13).

A !led*e &s a ba&lmen# $% !e"s$nal !"$!e"#+ #$ secu"e an $bl&*a#&$n $% #he ba&l$". I%

#he

!u"!$se $% #he #"ansac#&$n &s #$ #"ans%e" !"$!e"#+ %$" secu"+ $nl+' #hen #he c$u"#s

w&ll h$ld #he

#"ansac#&$n a !led*e' een #h$u*h &n %$"m ma+ be a sale $" $#he" $u#-and-$u#

#"ans%e". a+

And"ews B"$wn' he Law $% 6e"s$nal 6"$!e"#+ ; 132' a# 33 (3d ed. 1Q7).

he !led*e &s as $ld as "ec$"ded h&s#$"+ and &s s#&ll &n use' as #he !"esence $%

!awnb"$0e"s

a##es#s. In #h&s #"ansac#&$n #he deb#$" b$""$ws m$ne+ b+ !h+s&call+ #"ans%e""&n* #$ a

secu"ed !a"#+

#he !$ssess&$n $% #he !"$!e"#+ #$ be used as secu"+' and #he !"$!e"#+ w&ll be

"e#u"ned &% #he deb# &s

"e!a&d. S&nce #he deb#$" d$es n$# "e#a&n #he use $% !led*ed *$$ds' #h&s secu"+

de&ce has $b&$us

d&sadan#a*es %"$m #he deb#$"s !$&n# $% &ew. a+ D. Hens$n' Secu"ed

"ansac#&$ns ; 7-1' a# 1?

(7d ed. 1Q27).


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SLEMNI

s$lemn+ (s-lem-n-#ee).1. A %$"mal+ (such as a

ce"em$n+) "eFu&"ed

b+ law #$ al&da#e an a*"eemen# $" ac#&$n .3. he s#a#e $%

se"&$usness $"

s$lemn "es!ec#%ulness $" $bse"ance


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"e!ud&a#&$n ("&-!+$$-dee-a+-shn)' n.1.Eccles. law. a"e. A !e"s$ns

"e%usal #$

acce!# a benece. 3. A c$n#"ac#&n* !a"#+s w$"ds $" ac#&$ns #ha# &nd&ca#e an

&n#en#&$n n$# #$

!e"%$"m #he c$n#"ac# &n #he %u#u"e a #h"ea#ened b"each $% c$n#"ac#. C%.

E:ECIN(1)' (3)


6a*e 54Q

54Q

ESCISSIN ECAIN(1). 8Cases9 C$n#"ac#s 717(3). C.:.S. C$n#"ac#s ;; 75=

54.@ /

"e!ud&a#$"+ ("&-!+$$-dee--#$"-ee)' "e!ud&able ("&-!+$$-dee->-bl)'

ad.

A "e!ud&a#&$n &s (a) a s#a#emen# b+ #he $bl&*$" #$ #he $bl&*ee &nd&ca#&n* #ha# #he

$bl&*$" w&ll

c$mm a b"each #ha# w$uld $% sel% *&e #he $bl&*ee a cla&m %$" dama*es %$" #$#al

b"each ... ' $" (b)

a $lun#a"+ aG"ma#&e ac# wh&ch "ende"s #he $bl&*$" unable $" a!!a"en#l+ unable #$

!e"%$"m

wh$u# such a b"each. es#a#emen# (Sec$nd) $% C$n#"ac#s ; 34 (1Q?Q).

In $"de" #$ c$ns#u#e a "e!ud&a#&$n' a !a"#+s lan*ua*e mus# be suGc&en#l+ !$s&e

#$ be

"eas$nabl+ &n#e"!"e#ed #$ mean #ha# #he !a"#+ w&ll n$# $" cann$# !e"%$"m. Me"e

e!"ess&$n $% d$ub#


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as #$ h&s w&ll&n*ness $" ab&l+ #$ !e"%$"m &s n$# en$u*h #$ c$ns#u#e a "e!ud&a#&$n'

al#h$u*h such

an e!"ess&$n ma+ *&e an $bl&*ee "eas$nable *"$unds #$ bel&ee #ha# #he $bl&*$"

w&ll c$mm a

se"&$us b"each and ma+ ul#&ma#el+ "esul# &n a "e!ud&a#&$n .... H$wee"' lan*ua*e

#ha# unde" a %a&"

"ead&n* Oam$un#s #$ a s#a#emen# $% &n#en#&$n n$# #$ !e"%$"m ece!# $n c$nd&$ns

wh&ch *$ be+$nd

#he c$n#"ac#P c$ns#u#es a "e!ud&a#&$n. es#a#emen# (Sec$nd) $% C$n#"ac#s ; 34'

cm#. b (1Q?Q).

an#&c&!a#$"+ "e!ud&a#&$n.e!ud&a#&$n $% a c$n#"ac#ual du#+ be%$"e #he #&me %$"

!e"%$"mance'

*&&n* #he &nu"ed !a"#+ an &mmed&a#e "&*h# #$ dama*es %$" #$#al b"each' as well as

d&scha"*&n* #he

&nu"ed !a"#+s "ema&n&n* du#&es $% !e"%$"mance. h&s #+!e $% "e!ud&a#&$n $ccu"s

when #he

!"$m&s$" uneFu&$call+ d&sa$ws an+ &n#en#&$n #$ !e"%$"m when #he #&me %$"

!e"%$"mance c$mes.

nce #he "e!ud&a#&$n $ccu"s' #he n$n"e!ud&a#&n* !a"#+ has #h"ee $!#&$ns9 (1) #"ea#

#he "e!ud&a#&$n

as an &mmed&a#e b"each and sue %$" dama*es (3) &*n$"e #he "e!ud&a#&$n' u"*e #he

"e!ud&a#$" #$

!e"%$"m' wa %$" #he s!ec&ed #&me $% !e"%$"mance' and sue &% #he "e!ud&a#&n* !a"#+

d$es n$#

!e"%$"m and (7) cancel #he c$n#"ac#. / Als$ #e"med "enunc&a#&$n. See an#&c&!a#$"+

b"each unde"

BEACH R CNAC. 8Cases9 C$n#"ac#s 717. C.:.S. C$n#"ac#s ; 75.@

he es#a#emen# l&s#s #h"ee ac#&$ns #ha# c$ns#u#e an#&c&!a#$"+ "e!ud&a#&$n9 (a) a

!$s&e

s#a#emen# #$ #he !"$m&see $" $#he" !e"s$n ha&n* a "&*h# unde" #he c$n#"ac#'

&nd&ca#&n* #ha# #he

!"$m&s$" w&ll n$# $" cann$# subs#an#&all+ !e"%$"m h&s c$n#"ac#ual du#&es (b)

#"ans%e""&n* $"


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c$n#"ac#&n* #$ #"ans%e" #$ a #h&"d !e"s$n an &n#e"es# &n s!ec&c land' *$$ds' $" &n an+

$#he" #h&n*

essen#&al %$" #he subs#an#&al !e"%$"mance $% h&s c$n#"ac#ual du#&es (c) an+ $lun#a"+

aG"ma#&e ac#

wh&ch "ende"s subs#an#&al !e"%$"mance $% h&s c$n#"ac#ual du#&es &m!$ss&ble' $"

a!!a"en#l+

&m!$ss&ble. es#a#emen# (Sec$nd) $% C$n#"ac#s ; 712 (1Q?Q).

#$#al "e!ud&a#&$n.An unc$nd&$nal "e%usal b+ a !a"#+ #$ !e"%$"m #he ac#s "eFu&"ed b+

a

c$n#"ac#. h&s #+!e $% "e!ud&a#&$n us#&es #he $#he" !a"#+ &n "e%"a&n&n* %"$m

!e"%$"mance. 8Cases9

C$n#"ac#s 717. C.:.S. C$n#"ac#s ; 75.@

E6UDIA

"e!ud&a#$" ("&-!+$$-dee-a+-#"). ne wh$ "e!ud&a#es es!.' a !a"#+ wh$

"e!ud&a#es a

c$n#"ac#. 8Cases9 C$n#"ac#s 717. C.:.S. C$n#"ac#s ; 75.@

E6UDIUM

"e!ud&um ("&-!+$$-dee-m)' n. 8La#&n@ $man law. he "e$ca#&$n $%

be#"$#hal $"

ma""&a*e b+ ehe" #he man $" #he w$man. A%#e" Au*us#us' was necessa"+ #$

send #he $#he"

s!$use a le##e" $% "e!ud&a#&$n &n $"de" #$ #e"m&na#e #he ma""&a*e. C%. DIIUM.

QUIT CLAIM DEED

Know all, as Evidenced herein, that I have inadvertently

mistaken a creation o !ction", whilst le#ally married to

$I%&T, MIDDLE, LA&T since the date o the Marria#e

A''lication, &TATE ($, A))LICATI(* $(% MA%%IA+E

LICE*&E, DATE and or the date o the MA%%IA+E, DATE


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The !ction I heretoore condemn e-ists only thro.#h the

li/elo.s and notorio.s character o the le#al 'erson known

as $I%&T, MIDDLE, LA&T

I, $irst, Middle, reno.nce, disavow, re'.diate, and 0.itany and all ha/end.m, ha/end.m cla.se, 'romise,

a#reement, 'remise, or contract e-'ress or im'lied, any

hold, or interest, .'on, to, or, or in, rom the /e#innin#,

any TITLE reco#ni1ed, and taken as, $I%&T, MIDDLE, LA&T,

as well as any 'led#e, or 'led#es, or lia/ility, to, .nder, o,

or, or on /ehal o, orever

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