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That decision did not create or extend Lord Fairfax's right, but determined what the right originally was.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “That decision did not create or extend Lord Fairfax's right, but determined what the right originally was.”
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Beveridge clarifies that a decision does not create rights but rather clarifies existing ones regarding land ownership.
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