Select Cases and Other Authorities on the Law of Property, Volume 4C. W. Sever, 1890 - Personal property |
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... judgment , though the plea in bar was evil . Attoe agreed , that if it appear by the plaintiff's own showing that he had no cause of action , and that he had no title , he shall not have judgment , but here he had made a good title by ...
... judgment , though the plea in bar was evil . Attoe agreed , that if it appear by the plaintiff's own showing that he had no cause of action , and that he had no title , he shall not have judgment , but here he had made a good title by ...
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... judgment . But admitting that the bar is good , yet the replication and traverse is good , and then judgment shall be given to the plaintiff : and the case is , the defendant pleaded a feoffment of the manor 12 Eliz . to Wright after ...
... judgment . But admitting that the bar is good , yet the replication and traverse is good , and then judgment shall be given to the plaintiff : and the case is , the defendant pleaded a feoffment of the manor 12 Eliz . to Wright after ...
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... judgment is given against him , and for him to recover in value , and he dieth before execution , the heir of the part of the mother shall sue execution to have in value against the vouchee , for the effect ought to pursue the cause ...
... judgment is given against him , and for him to recover in value , and he dieth before execution , the heir of the part of the mother shall sue execution to have in value against the vouchee , for the effect ought to pursue the cause ...
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... judgment the present appeal is brought . " This court doth declare , that this court being of opinion that a mortgage security cannot by law be given by way of donatio mortis causa , the appellant , Emily Frances Duffield , was not ...
... judgment the present appeal is brought . " This court doth declare , that this court being of opinion that a mortgage security cannot by law be given by way of donatio mortis causa , the appellant , Emily Frances Duffield , was not ...
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... judgment recovered upon that bond . The person who is supposed to have made this gift causa mortis afterwards advanced to the mort- gagee that sum of £ 30,000 , the mortgagor joining in the trust assign- ment of the mortgage . There was ...
... judgment recovered upon that bond . The person who is supposed to have made this gift causa mortis afterwards advanced to the mort- gagee that sum of £ 30,000 , the mortgagor joining in the trust assign- ment of the mortgage . There was ...
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Page 287 - ... by the burning, tearing, or otherwise destroying the same by the testator, or by some person in his presence and by his direction, with the intention of revoking the same.
Page 130 - ... is required for the execution of the will ; but the will, with such alteration as part thereof, shall be deemed to be duly executed if the signature of the testator and the subscription of the witnesses be made in the margin or on some other part of the will...
Page 783 - And be it further enacted, that every will shall be construed, with reference to the real estate and personal estate comprised in it, to speak and take effect as if it had been executed immediately before the death of the testator, unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will.
Page 129 - That every Will made by a Man or Woman shall be revoked by his or her Marriage (except a Will made in exercise of a Power of Appointment, when the Real or Personal Estate thereby appointed would not in default of such Appointment pass to his or her Heir, Customary Heir, Executor, or Administrator, or the Person entitled as his or her next of Kin, under the Statute of Distributions) . XIX.
Page 259 - That no will shall be valid unless it shall be in writing and executed in manner herein-after mentioned ; (that is to say,) it shall be signed at the foot or end thereof by the testator, or by some other person in his presence and by his direction; and such signature shall be made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time, and such witnesses shall attest and shall subscribe the will in the presence of the testator, but no form of attestation...
Page 283 - There shall be at least two attesting witnesses, each of whom shall sign his name as a witness, at the end of the will, at the request of the testator.
Page 277 - 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 directions, 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 745 - ... and if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and testament was made by the said deceased, and the executor or executors therein named do exhibit the same into the...
Page 576 - Act all rents, annuities, dividends, and other periodical payments in the nature of income (whether reserved or made payable under an instrument in writing or otherwise) shall, like interest on money lent, be considered as accruing from day to day, and shall be apportionable in respect of time accordingly.
Page 744 - AB or into the hands and possession of auv other person or persons for him, and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the registry...