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Incompatible

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

Two or more relations, offices, functions or rights which cannot naturally or may not legally, exist in or be exercised by the same person at the same time, are said to be incompatible. Thus, the relations of lessor and lessee of the same land, in one person at the same time, are incompatible. So of trustee and beneficiary of the same property.

See People v. Green, 46 How. Prae. (N. Y.) 170; Co.m. v. Sheriff, 4 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 276; Regents of University of Maryland v. Williams, 9 Gill & J. (Md.) 422, 31 Am. Dec. 72.