A Practical Treatise of Powers

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S. Sweet, 1831 - Powers (Law) - 841 pages
 

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Page 257 - Kent, or the custom of any borough, or any other particular custom, shall be in writing, and signed by the party so devising the same, or by some other person in his presence, and by his express direction; and shall be attested and subscribed in the presence of the said devisor, by three or four credible witnesses, or else they shall be utterly void, and of none effect...
Page 686 - ... be from henceforth clearly deemed and adjudged to be in him or them that have, or hereafter shall have, such use, confidence or trust, after such quality, manner, form and condition as they had before, in or to the use, confidence or trust that was in them.
Page 8 - ... 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 249 - ... sealed and delivered in the presence of and attested by two or more credible witnesses, or by her last will and testament...
Page 756 - CD (in his actual possession now being by virtue of a bargain and sale to him thereof made by the said AB in consideration of five shillings in and by an indenture bearing date the day next before the day of the date of...
Page 7 - That where any person or persons stand or be seised, or at any time hereafter shall happen to be seised, of and in any honors, castles, manors, lands, tenements, rents, services, reversions, remainders or other hereditaments, to the use, confidence or trust of any other person or persons...
Page 135 - And therefore on a feoffment to A and his heirs, to the use of B and his heirs...
Page 715 - ... be lawful for any trustees or trustee of any such endowments or emoluments to assign and transfer the same to the said governors of the bounty of Queen Anne, to be held and applied by them upon the same trusts and for the same intents and purposes as the same previously to such assignment and transfer were held by such trustees or trustee : and...
Page 405 - are never imperative: they leave the act to be done at the will of the party to whom they are given. Trusts are always imperative, and are obligatory upon the conscience of the party intrusted.
Page 246 - ... sealed and delivered in the* presence of two or more credible witnesses, or by her last will and testament in writing, or any writing...

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