 It is emphatically the will of the person who makes it, and is defined to be ' the legal declaration of a man's intentions which he wills to be performed after his death.  Hindoo law - Page 6by John Cochrane - 1872Full view - About this book
 | Edward Henslowe Bedford - Law - 1879 - 308 pages
...the Common Pleas. CHAPTER XXV. THE CONVEYANCE BY DEVISE. What is a will or testament and a codicil ? The legal declaration of a man's intentions which he wills to be performed after his death. A codicil, derived from the Latin word codicillm, is a supplement to a will containing any addition,... | |
 | Henry Gilbert Rawson - Law - 1882 - 276 pages
...estate-tail ; but if he have issue at the time, B. and his children take joint estates for life. Will, " the legal declaration of a man's intentions, which he wills to be performed after his death." Will, Estate at. This estate entitles the grantee or lessee to the possession of land during the pleasure... | |
 | Bengal (India) - 1883 - 760 pages
...unknown to the 1 1 nnh'i law,"-: — it may be remarked that a Will, according to his own definition, is nothing more or less than the legal declaration...intentions, which he wills to be performed after his death, while a Hindu's Will is denned by Mr. H. Colebrooke to be in fact a gift in contemplation of death... | |
 | John Bouvier - Law - 1883 - 876 pages
...our will concerning that which any one wishes done after his death (or, as Blackstone translates, " the legal declaration of a man's intentions which he wills to be performed after his death"). 2 Bla. Com. 499 ; Dig. 28. 1. 1 ; 29. 3. 2. 1. Tentamentum otnne morte conywumatttm. Every will is... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1899 - 962 pages
...testamentary die- я position. It IB emphatically the will of the» person who makes it, and ls*defined to be "the* legal declaration of a man's intentions, which he wills to be performed after his death." These Intentions are to be collected from his words, and ought to be carried Into effect If they be... | |
 | Henry Gilbert Rawson - Law - 1884 - 362 pages
...possession of securities, land, &c., are liable for losses caused by their wilful default. Will, " the legal declaration of a man's intentions, which he wills to be performed after his death." It is revocable during the testator's lifetime. It must as a rule be in writing (see Execution, Nunnnpatire),... | |
 | Edward Henslowe Bedford - Law - 1884 - 318 pages
...Act, 1882, s. 7. CHAPTER XX. THE CONVEYANCE BY DEVISE. What is a will or testament and a codicil ? The legal declaration of a man's intentions which he wills to be performed after his death. A codicil, derived from the Latin word codicillm, is a supplement to a will containing any addition,... | |
 | North Carolina. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 860 pages
...prevail, provided it be not inconsistent with the rules of law. 1 Blk. Rep., <>72. A will is defined to be "the legal declaration of a man's intentions which he wills to be performed after his death." 2 PKICE v. JOHNSON. BlU. Com., 499. These intentions are to be collected from his words, and ought... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1894 - 782 pages
...testamentary disposition. It is emphatically the will of the person who makes it, and is defined to be 'the legal declaration of a man's intentions, which he wills to be performed after his death.' These intentions are to be collected from his words, and ought to be carried into effect if they be... | |
 | Law - 1885 - 948 pages
...intention which she wills to be performed, answering the description of a will as legally defined: "The legal declaration of a man's intentions, which he wills to be performed after his death." 2 Bl. Coium. 499. We think the language of this condition fully sufficient to create a trust with respect... | |
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