Also known as: incurs · incurred · incurring · become liable
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Conduct by which a party becomes subject to or brings upon itself a liability, expense, or obligation.
Island Manufacturing sued Ines Ibarra for breach of a supply contract. Imperial Motors claimed an interest in the same goods and threatened a separate suit against Ibarra. The court joined Imperial Motors because disposing of the action without it would leave Ibarra subject to a substantial risk of incurring double or inconsistent obligations.
Ira Irving paid Interlink Communications a $10,000 retainer for upcoming litigation. The firm deposited the sum in its client trust account. It withdrew portions only after earning fees or incurring expenses such as court filing costs.
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Isaiah Ishikawa removed a state contract dispute to federal court. The district court found no subject matter jurisdiction and remanded the case. The order required Ishikawa to pay the actual expenses, including attorney fees, that Ilana Isaacs incurred as a result of the removal.
A general partner of Inertia Dynamics signed a contract that violated environmental regulations while acting in the ordinary course of the limited partnership's business. The partnership became liable for the resulting penalty incurred by the partner's conduct.
Israel Irving and Imani Idowu formed a limited liability partnership. After the election took effect, the partnership incurred a new contractual debt to a supplier. The partners faced no personal liability for that debt solely by reason of their status as partners.
The trustee of a family trust hired an investment advisor. The advisor's fees were reasonable in relation to the trust property and the trustee's skills, so the trustee properly incurred those costs in administering the trust.
Incur refers to becoming subject to the liability or obligation through one's conduct or circumstances. Payment is the later act of satisfying that already-incurred obligation.
The lawyer may withdraw funds only as fees are earned or expenses incurred. Until that point the funds remain client property in the trust account.
The order may require payment of just costs and any actual expenses, including attorney fees, incurred as a result of the removal.
The partnership is liable for a penalty incurred when the general partner acts in the ordinary course of the partnership's activities or with its actual or apparent authority.
No. The shield applies only to debts, obligations, or liabilities incurred while the partnership is an LLP.
A trustee may incur only costs that are reasonable in relation to the trust property, the purposes of the trust, and the skills of the trustee.
…traditional conception of fair play and substantial justice, to permit the state to enforce the obligations which appellant has incurred there. Hence we cannot say that the maintenance of the present suit in the State of Washington involves an unreasonable or undue procedure. We are likewise unable to conclude that the…