legal right
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Definitions from Case Law
From 306 U.S. 118 - Tennessee Electric Power Co. v. Tennessee Valley Authority · 1939Most cited · 931 citing opinions
The principle is without application unless the right invaded is a legal right,—one of property, one arising out of contract, one protected against tortious invasion, or one founded on a statute which confers a privilege.