Adverse or adverse interest, in law, is an anything that functions contrary to a party's interest. Law (from the late Old English lagu of probable North Germanic origin) in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, intended to provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide... A party is a person or group of persons that compose a single entity which can be identified as one for the purposes of the law. ... In finance, interest has three general definitions. ...
Adverse witness and party
An adverse witness is a witness whose testimony benefits an opposing party. Opposing parties are referred to as adverse parties. Often, the rules of examination for an adverse witness, or a witness called by an adverse party, are different and include the ability to ask leading questions. A hostile witness is a witness for the opposing party or a witness who offers adverse testimony to the calling party during direct examination. ... In law and in religion, testimony is a solemn attestation as to the truth of a matter. ... To examine somebody or something is to inspect it closely, hence an examination is a detailed inspection or analysis of an object or person. ... A leading question is a question which attempts to direct a respondant to a particular answer or implies a correct response. ...
Adverse possession
In property law, adverse possession refers to an interest in real property which is contrary to the in-fact owner of the propery. For example, an easement may permit some amount of access to property which might otherwise constitute a trespass. // Use of the term The concept of property or ownership has no single or universally accepted definition. ... In common law real estate law, adverse possession is a means of acquiring title to anothers real property without compensation, by, as the name suggests, holding the property in a manner that conflicts with the true owners rights. ... An easement is the right of use over the real property of another. ... A sign warning against trespassing In law, trespass can be: the criminal act of going into somebody elses land or property without permission of the owner or lessee; it is also a civil law tort that may be a valid cause of action to seek judicial relief and possibly...
Comment [16] goes on to say in substance that if a representation adverse to an affiliate of a corporate client seeks a result that is "likely ultimately to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition" of the client, the representation is forbidden by paragraph (b)(3) of the Rule.
The whole issue in the adoption proceeding is "whether the interests of the child and the prospective parents are so common as to permit adoption," and it would be improper to prejudge this issue as a predicate for consent.
This does not involve taking a position adverse to the other client in a matter within the meaning of Rule 1.7(b)(1), but consent of the witness is required by Rule 1.7(b)(2) because of the potential that the lawyer would be tempted to counsel the witness against inculpating the suspect.
ADVERSE POSSESSION; TACKING: The only method by which an adverse possessor may convey title asserted by adverse possession is to describe in the deed that which is intended to be conveyed.
It might be argued that if the original adverse possessor were simply to remain on the land and there were no action in ejectment, nothing of recordwould appear to indicate the adverse possessor's interest, and therefore, there should be no requirement that the record reveal the adverseinterest of a successor in title.
Second, public policy requires that when an interest in land is conveyed to another, the interest of the successor in title be described as nearly as possible, withholding nothing which could and should at that time be made visible.