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Position of the law on who can maintain an action to safeguard family property
The rule that a head of family can take an action to protect family property without prior authority of the other members of his family
Whether a family will be bound by the result of an action instituted by a member not authorised by the family
Whether a judgment in a matter brought on behalf of a family is binding on all members of the family
Whether a member of a family can bring an action to protect family property even where the other members do not consent and the effect
Whether a member of a family can sue to protect the interest of the family over any property
Whether a member of the family can initiate action to set aside a conveyance of family land done without proper authority
Whether or not the head of the wider family could sue to protect property vested in the immediate family
Whether other members of the family must be joined to a suit instituted or defended by the head of the family
Whether the head of a family or authorised members can institute an action in court for and on behalf of the family
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