Reports of Cases in Chancery, Argued and Determined in the Rolls Court During the Time of Lord Langdale, Master of the Rolls. [1838-1866], Volume 33

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Page 539 - 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 266 - directed " that the property " should and might be leased " by his two trustees, " and the survivor of them, and the executors or administrators of such survivor, at rack rent," for any term not exceeding twenty-one years.
Page 333 - ... person by their or either of their order, or for their or either of their use...
Page 192 - Where the person or persons entitled to any beneficial interest in such property shall be the brother or sister or a descendant of a brother or sister of the decedent, a wife or widow of a son, or the husband of a daughter of the decedent.
Page 552 - ... shall be assets to be administered in courts of equity for the payment of the just debts of such persons, as well debts due on simple contract as on specialty...
Page 62 - ... and, if more than one, in equal shares as tenants in common.
Page 430 - In every case in which an attorney or solicitor shall be employed to prosecute or defend any suit, matter or proceeding in any court of justice, it shall be lawful for the court or judge, before whom any such suit, matter or proceeding has been heard or shall be depending, to declare such attorney or solicitor entitled to a charge upon the property recovered or preserved...
Page 280 - Creditor shall be entitled to proceed in Equity to obtain the Benefit of such Charge until after the Expiration of One Year from the Time of entering up such Judgment...
Page 600 - Shareholders cannot lie by, sanctioning, or by their silence at least acquiescing in an arrangement which is ultra vires of the company to which they belong, watching the result ; if it be favorable and profitable to themselves to abide by it and insist on its validity ; but if it prove unfavorable and disastrous then to institute proceedings to set it aside.
Page 57 - Upon the facts of this case, I am of opinion that the Plaintiff is entitled to a decree.

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