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Independent Covenants

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Kinney (1893)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Covenants in an instrument which are independent of each other, or where the performance of one does not depend on the performance of the other. 1 Seld. 247. INDEPENDENTER SE HABET ASSECUratio a viaggio navis. The voyage insured is an independent or distinct thing from the voyage of the ship. 3 Kent, Comm. 318, note.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A covenant the enforcement of which is not dependent upon the performance of another covenant. See 21 Pick. (Mass.) 428.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

Covenants in an instrument which are independent of each other, or the performance of one of which does not depend upon the performance of the other. Independenter se habet assecuratio a viaggio navis, I The voyage insured is a distinct thing from the voyage of the ship.