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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... wife upon a policy of insurance on the life of Mary Doyle , deceased . On the trial , before ROCKEFELLER , P. J. , the plaintiff offered the policy in evidence . Objected to " for the reason that it does not contain the whole contract ...
... wife upon a policy of insurance on the life of Mary Doyle , deceased . On the trial , before ROCKEFELLER , P. J. , the plaintiff offered the policy in evidence . Objected to " for the reason that it does not contain the whole contract ...
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... wife , who knows her rights and is fully informed of the situation , deliberately releases all her interest in her husband's estate in considera- tion of an ante - nuptial agreement , there must be two witnesses , or the equivalent , to ...
... wife , who knows her rights and is fully informed of the situation , deliberately releases all her interest in her husband's estate in considera- tion of an ante - nuptial agreement , there must be two witnesses , or the equivalent , to ...
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... wife in addition to the sum secured to her by the said settlement . " By codicil dated August 18 , 1885 , he di- rected the trustees to convey to his wife abso- lutely $ 15,000 , the amount given them in trust by said marriage ...
... wife in addition to the sum secured to her by the said settlement . " By codicil dated August 18 , 1885 , he di- rected the trustees to convey to his wife abso- lutely $ 15,000 , the amount given them in trust by said marriage ...
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... wife in the most solemn and unqualified terms , that he would never revoke what he had there promised , and asked whether in return she would forego the legal proceedings which she had threatened . She so promised . Two years afterwards ...
... wife in the most solemn and unqualified terms , that he would never revoke what he had there promised , and asked whether in return she would forego the legal proceedings which she had threatened . She so promised . Two years afterwards ...
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... wife by the husband that he had given her one - third by will followed by her refraining from leaving his house and stopping proceedings to avoid the deed of marriage settle- ment , constituted a contract that the wife can now enforce ...
... wife by the husband that he had given her one - third by will followed by her refraining from leaving his house and stopping proceedings to avoid the deed of marriage settle- ment , constituted a contract that the wife can now enforce ...
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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.