Also known as: estate · land
Written by attorneys · grounded in primary & secondary sources — see below
2 senses
Land or ground in general, without consideration of its specific use.
A farm.
Each sense below has its own examples, sources, and questions.
Land or ground in general, without consideration of its specific use.
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A farm.
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Fabian Flynn contracted to buy a fundus from Fidelity Trust. After the agreement, an unreleased lien appeared in the records. Flynn refused to close, claiming the title was unmarketable because a prudent buyer would not accept it with that cloud.
Freya Freeman owned a fundus the government sought for a highway. Officials offered compensation but skipped formal proceedings. Freeman sued, arguing the seizure violated protections against deprivation of property without due process.
Francois Fortier saw intruders crossing his fundus. He used reasonable force to remove them, believing the land was in his possession. The action prevented further unlawful entry onto the property.
Fernando Farrell granted a mortgage on his fundus. When a conflict arose over the interest created, the court applied the law of the situs where the land was located to determine its nature.
It refers to land or ground in general without regard to specific use, or alternatively to a farm.
Supporting sources
Flora Ford, a lawyer, died while in practice with Fairfield Bank partners. The firm agreement provided for payments to her estate over time from the fundus she had owned. The arrangement complied with rules allowing such post-death distributions.
Francesca Fiore sought financing for her fundus home. The lender structured the loan as one secured by residential real estate, triggering specific regulatory requirements for the transaction.
The first sense covers any land or ground broadly. The second sense narrows it to a farm as a particular type of holding.
Supporting sources
…to compel ministerial acts concerning the public including compelling the presentment of conveyances, admitting to administer an estate, putting corporate seals to instruments and delivering papers which concern the public. The first writ of mandamus commands the officer to do the thing or show cause why not; if the cause…