A Handy Book on Property Law in a Series of LettersW. Blackwood and Sons, 1858 - 192 pages |
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... considered as a stakeholder or depositary . To obviate this , where the sum is large , it may be provided that the deposit shall be invested in Exchequer bills . You should be cautious whom you employ as an auctioneer , for any loss by ...
... considered as a stakeholder or depositary . To obviate this , where the sum is large , it may be provided that the deposit shall be invested in Exchequer bills . You should be cautious whom you employ as an auctioneer , for any loss by ...
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... considered purely gratuitous and honorary , they are not deemed liable to their clients for any blunders which they commit , how- ever gross . But it is otherwise as to attorneys ; they may maintain an action for their fees ; and if a ...
... considered purely gratuitous and honorary , they are not deemed liable to their clients for any blunders which they commit , how- ever gross . But it is otherwise as to attorneys ; they may maintain an action for their fees ; and if a ...
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... considered the conditions of sale , you may venture into the auction - room . If a man is about to buy an estate by private contract , he generally takes all proper precautions , and pertinaciously objects to any unusual stipulations in ...
... considered the conditions of sale , you may venture into the auction - room . If a man is about to buy an estate by private contract , he generally takes all proper precautions , and pertinaciously objects to any unusual stipulations in ...
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... considered to be made by you jointly , on the chance of survivorship , which may happen to the one of you as well as the other . But where the proportions of the money are not equal , and this appears in the deed itself , the rule is ...
... considered to be made by you jointly , on the chance of survivorship , which may happen to the one of you as well as the other . But where the proportions of the money are not equal , and this appears in the deed itself , the rule is ...
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... considered whether the note or correspondence import a concluded agreement : if it amount merely to treaty , it will not sustain an action or suit , and a letter must , like a regular agreement , con- tain all the terms . And the answer ...
... considered whether the note or correspondence import a concluded agreement : if it amount merely to treaty , it will not sustain an action or suit , and a letter must , like a regular agreement , con- tain all the terms . And the answer ...
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Page 2 - BOSCOBEL TRACTS. Relating to the Escape of Charles the Second after the Battle of Worcester, and his subsequent Adventures. Edited by J. HUGHES, Esq., AM A New Edition, with additional Notes and Illustrations, including Communications from the Rev. RH BARHAM, Author of the
Page 150 - ... 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 145 - 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...
Page 10 - STEPHENS. The Book of the Farm ; detailing the Labours of the Farmer, Farm-Steward, Ploughman, Shepherd, Hedger, Farm-Labourer, FieldWorker, and Cattleman.
Page 155 - And be it further enacted, that no will or codicil or any part thereof, which shall be in any manner revoked, shall be revived otherwise than by the re-execution thereof, or by a codicil executed in manner hereinbefore required, and showing an intention to revive the same ; and when any will or codicil which shall be partly revoked, and afterwards wholly revoked, shall be revived, such revival shall not extend to so much thereof as shall have been revoked before the revocation of the whole thereof,...
Page 81 - Court shall have Power to direct in what Manner such Damages shall be paid or applied, and to direct that the whole or any Part thereof shall be settled for the Benefit of the Children (if any) of the Marriage, or as a Provision for the Maintenance of the Wife.
Page 28 - If a person having a right to an estate permit or encourage a purchaser to buy it of another, the purchaser shall hold it against the person who has the right.
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Page 6 - Plans of all the important Countries and Localities referred to by Classical Authors ; accompanied by a pronouncing Index of Places, by T. HARVEY, MA Oxon.
Page 70 - That a widow shall not be entitled to dower out of any land of her husband when, in the deed by which such land was conveyed to him, or by any deed executed by him, it shall be declared that his widow shall not be entitled to dower out of such land.