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Duke of Norfolk's Case (Wikipedia)

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A Wikipedia article on Duke of Norfolk's Case, the 1682 House of Lords judgment that established the common law rule against perpetuities. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Publisher
Wikipedia
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Norfolk%27s_Case
Source Type
encyclopedia
Reliability Tier
2
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Duke of Norfolk's Case (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (18 claims)

This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Landmark Cases, 12 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds, 5 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
  • Doctrines, 1 claims: 1 holds.

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