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His answer , however , stated , and it was proved , that he had taken possession
of it soon after the execution of the bill of sale , and that he had ever since
retained such possession by keeping a man in the house where it was , although
...
His answer , however , stated , and it was proved , that he had taken possession
of it soon after the execution of the bill of sale , and that he had ever since
retained such possession by keeping a man in the house where it was , although
...
Page 46
... and in whose possession it remained until the year 1841 , when it was sold at
sheriff ' s sale , on execution , as the property of Freeman , and one Richmond
became the purchaser ; that Richmond , in January , 1842 , sold the machine to
the ...
... and in whose possession it remained until the year 1841 , when it was sold at
sheriff ' s sale , on execution , as the property of Freeman , and one Richmond
became the purchaser ; that Richmond , in January , 1842 , sold the machine to
the ...
Page 49
If it were , no action could be brought against the sheriff , for selling upon
execution property not belonging to the debtor . With us an execution is defined
to be the putting one in possession of that , which he has already acquired by
judgment ...
If it were , no action could be brought against the sheriff , for selling upon
execution property not belonging to the debtor . With us an execution is defined
to be the putting one in possession of that , which he has already acquired by
judgment ...
Page 50
Brent , marshal of the District of Columbia , for taking in execution , on a fi . fu ,
against the estate of Robert Alexander , deceased , a slave named Ben , who
was claimed by Chapman as his property . The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff
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Brent , marshal of the District of Columbia , for taking in execution , on a fi . fu ,
against the estate of Robert Alexander , deceased , a slave named Ben , who
was claimed by Chapman as his property . The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff
...
Page 50
The goods of the testator cannot be taken in execution for the debt of the executor
. Farr v . Newman , 4 T . R . 625 . Chapman could therefore only purchase the
right of Robert Alexander , jun . , in the slave . The parol partition was void for the
...
The goods of the testator cannot be taken in execution for the debt of the executor
. Farr v . Newman , 4 T . R . 625 . Chapman could therefore only purchase the
right of Robert Alexander , jun . , in the slave . The parol partition was void for the
...
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Page 256 - In witness whereof, the master or purser of the said ship hath affirmed to three bills of lading, all of this tenor and date, one of which being accomplished, the other two to stand void.
Page 435 - June all declarations or creations of trusts or confidences of any lands, tenements or hereditaments, shall be manifested and proved by some writing, signed by the party who is by law enabled to declare such trust, or by his last will in writing, or else they shall be utterly void and of none effect.
Page 172 - ... shall not be liable to attachment, levy, or seizure by or under any legal or equitable process whatever, either before or after receipt by the beneficiary.
Page 256 - Ship called the whereof is Master for this present Voyage and now riding at Anchor in the and bound for to say being marked and numbered as in the Margin, and are to be delivered...
Page 728 - Upon this subject it has been provided that every mortgage, or conveyance intended to operate as a mortgage, of goods and chattels, which shall not be accompanied by an immediate delivery, and followed by an actual and continued change
Page 204 - ... affinity, to expect some benefit or advantage from the continuance of the life of the assured. Otherwise the contract is a mere wager, by which the party taking the policy is directly interested in the early death of the assured. Such policies have a tendency to create a desire for the event. They are, therefore, independently of any statute on the subject, condemned, as being against public policy.
Page 430 - ... to all intents, constructions, and purposes in the law, of and in such like estates, as they had or shall have in use, trust, or confidence of or in the same...
Page 204 - But in all cases there must be a reasonable ground, founded upon the relations of the parties to each other, either pecuniary or of blood or affinity, to expect some benefit or advantage from the continuance of the life of the assured.
Page 653 - The rule to be collected from the several cases decided on this subject seems to be this, that the tenant's right to remove fixtures continues during his original term, and during such further period of possession by him, as he holds the premises under a right still to consider himself as tenant.
Page 413 - ... from thence next ensuing, and fully to be complete and ended, yielding and paying...
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| Title | Select Cases and Other Authorities on the Law of Property, Volume 1 Issues 10206-10259 of 19th-century legal treatises Select Cases and Other Authorities on the Law of Property, John Chipman Gray |
| Author | John Chipman Gray |
| Publisher | C. W. Sever, 1888 |
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