Weekly Notes of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the County Courts of Philadelphia, and the United States District and Circuit Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 29. köideKay & Brother, 1892 |
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... execution of the contract . To revoke an ante - nuptial agreement there must be a meritorious or valuable consideration . The fact that the wife , after having voluntarily estranged herself from her husband because of her ...
... execution of the contract . To revoke an ante - nuptial agreement there must be a meritorious or valuable consideration . The fact that the wife , after having voluntarily estranged herself from her husband because of her ...
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... execution of the busi- ness , provided it could be despatched in an hour , his hesitancy having arisen from his knowledge of the claimant's nervous condition . The paper was accordingly executed under these circum- stances . " This ...
... execution of the busi- ness , provided it could be despatched in an hour , his hesitancy having arisen from his knowledge of the claimant's nervous condition . The paper was accordingly executed under these circum- stances . " This ...
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... execute , or object to its execution if that such a pledge had not been made , but simply ignorant of its contents , or deceived as to its that it was not binding . The Auditing Judge purpose and object . She was not illiterate , but ...
... execute , or object to its execution if that such a pledge had not been made , but simply ignorant of its contents , or deceived as to its that it was not binding . The Auditing Judge purpose and object . She was not illiterate , but ...
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... execute the duties of their office in their joint capacity , and the acts of any one of them , in respect of the administration of their trust , are not binding upon the co - trustees who have not joined therein . When a mortgage executed ...
... execute the duties of their office in their joint capacity , and the acts of any one of them , in respect of the administration of their trust , are not binding upon the co - trustees who have not joined therein . When a mortgage executed ...
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... execution : Sinclair v . Jackson , 8 Cowen , 533 , 583 ; and distinguishes executors from trustees , who are regarded by equity as forming one collective trus- tee , and must execute the duties of the office in their joint capacity ...
... execution : Sinclair v . Jackson , 8 Cowen , 533 , 583 ; and distinguishes executors from trustees , who are regarded by equity as forming one collective trus- tee , and must execute the duties of the office in their joint capacity ...
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Page 28 - The taking, receiving, reserving or charging a rate of interest greater than is allowed by the preceding section, when knowingly done, shall be deemed a forfeiture of the entire interest which the note, bill or other evidence of debt carries •with it, or which has been agreed to be paid thereon.
Page 368 - America, to them well and truly paid by the said party of the second part, at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is...
Page 219 - A married woman shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be capable of acquiring, holding, and disposing by will or otherwise, of any real or personal property as her separate property, in the same manner as if she were a feme sole, without the intervention of any trustee.
Page 223 - ... to the residuary legatee or devisee, next of kin or heirs, according to law...
Page 230 - The decree is affirmed, and the appeal dismissed, at the costs of the appellant.
Page 368 - ... party of the first part his heirs executors, administrators and assigns...
Page 69 - 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 26 - To exercise by its board of directors, or duly authorized officers or agents, subject to law, all such incidental powers as shall be necessary to carry on the business of banking; by discounting and negotiating promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and other evidences of debt...
Page 261 - In witness whereof, we, the said parties of the first and. second parts, have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year above written.
Page 248 - In determining what is proximate cause, the true rule is that the injury must be the natural and probable consequence of the negligence ; such a consequence as, under the surrounding circumstances of the case, might and ought to have been seen by the wrongdoer as likely to flow from his act.