transfer sub modo
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 79 U.S. 362 - United States v. New Orleans Railroad · 1870Most cited · 164 citing opinions
the transaction amounts to a transfer sub modo, and the lien must be regarded as attaching to the property itself, and as paramount to any other liens arising from the prior act of the company
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