Volunteer

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Volunteer Definition

In Conveyances. Persons who receive a voluntary conveyance. It is a general rule of the courts of equity, that they will not assist a mere volunteer who has a defective conveyance. Fonbl. Eq. bk. 1, c. 5, § 2. And see the note there for some exceptions to this rule. See, generally, 1 Madd. 271; 1 Supp. Ves. Jr. 320; 2 Supp. Ves. Jr. 321; Powell, Mortg. Index; 4 Bouv. Inst, notes 3968-3973. Rendition of Services. One who introduces himself into matters which do not concern him, and does, or undertakes to do, something which he is not bound to do or which it is not in pursuance or protection of any interest of the master, and which is undertaken in the absence of any peril requiring him to act as on an emergency. 279 111. 17. One who has no interest in the work being done; a person who gives his services without any express or implied promise of remuneration in return. 82 111. App. 674. In Military Law. Persons who, in time of war, voluntarily enlist in the military service. Their rights and duties are prescribed by the municipal laws of the different states, but when in actual service, they are subject to the laws of the United States and the articles of war.

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Volunteer Volunteer in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Volunteer Volunteer in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Volunteer Volunteer in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Volunteer Volunteer in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
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Volunteer Volunteer in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Volunteer Volunteer in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.

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In Conveyances. Persons who receive a voluntary conveyance. It is a general rule of the courts of equity, that they will not assist a mere volunteer who has a defective conveyance. Fonbl. Eq. bk. 1, c. 5, § 2. And see the note there for some exceptions to this rule. See, generally, 1 Madd. 271; 1 Supp. Ves. Jr. 320; 2 Supp. Ves. Jr. 321; Powell, Mortg. Index; 4 Bouv. Inst, notes 3968-3973. Rendition of Services. One who introduces himself into matters which do not concern him, and does, or undertakes to do, something which he is not bound to do or which it is not in pursuance or protection of any interest of the master, and which is undertaken in the absence of any peril requiring him to act as on an emergency. 279 111. 17. One who has no interest in the work being done; a person who gives his services without any express or implied promise of remuneration in return. 82 111. App. 674. In Military Law. Persons who, in time of war, voluntarily enlist in the military service. Their rights and duties are prescribed by the municipal laws of the different states, but when in actual service, they are subject to the laws of the United States and the articles of war.

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A collection of general and permanent laws relating to volunteer, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines volunteer topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.


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