Question

Nemo Dat Quod Non Habet means

• A. No one can be a judge in his own case
• B. No one can give what they do not have
• C. No one shall take what belongs to others
• D. No one shall have the habit of taking

Hint:

Some important legal maxims:

• Nemo Dat Quod Non Habet -- No one can give what they do not have.

• Nemo Judex in Causa Sua -- No one should be a judge in his own cause.

• Audi Alteram Partem -- Hear the other side.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Break down the Latin phrase.
"Nemo Dat" means "no one gives", "Quod Non Habet" means "what he does not have". Put together it reads as a rule about transferring property.
Step 2: Apply it to sale of goods.
A seller who does not own goods, or owns them with a defect in title, cannot pass better title to the buyer than what he himself holds.
Step 3: Match with the options given.
This rules out the maxims about judges, taking others' property, or habits, since none of those describe transfer of ownership.
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