The Revised Reports: Being a Republication of Such Cases in the English Courts of Common Law and Equity, from the Year 1785, as are Still of Practical Utility. 1785-1866, 5. köideFrederick Pollock, Robert Campbell, Oliver Augustus Saunders, Arthur Beresford Cane, Edward Potton, Joseph Gerald Pease, William Bowstead Sweet & Maxwell, limited, 1892 |
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... ground , upon which they are right here , must be , that the testator was unduly influenced : but there is no evidence of that . Mr. Plumer , in reply : As to the question of jurisdiction , upon the objection arising on the face of the ...
... ground , upon which they are right here , must be , that the testator was unduly influenced : but there is no evidence of that . Mr. Plumer , in reply : As to the question of jurisdiction , upon the objection arising on the face of the ...
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... ground , ( my opinion , I confess , not quite concurring , but by no means oppos- ing the decision of the other Judges of the Court of Common Pleas ) , it did turn . The entry , that was found in the testator's book , was this : † The ...
... ground , ( my opinion , I confess , not quite concurring , but by no means oppos- ing the decision of the other Judges of the Court of Common Pleas ) , it did turn . The entry , that was found in the testator's book , was this : † The ...
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... ground to say , the testator only meant a gift to his daughter by name of the same provision he before OF LEEDS . made for her as one of his younger children . The counsel for the plaintiff , aware of the difficulty , that might be ...
... ground to say , the testator only meant a gift to his daughter by name of the same provision he before OF LEEDS . made for her as one of his younger children . The counsel for the plaintiff , aware of the difficulty , that might be ...
Page 85
... grounds ; upon which the Court of Exchequer felt themselves obliged to give to the administratrix of the creditor ... ground alone , that the daughter named in the will was one of the heirs at law , hold , that heirs at a particular ...
... grounds ; upon which the Court of Exchequer felt themselves obliged to give to the administratrix of the creditor ... ground alone , that the daughter named in the will was one of the heirs at law , hold , that heirs at a particular ...
Page 101
... ground , upon which I rest , is , that the will is not revoked by the codicil ; which makes no alteration but in the order of limitation in the settlement to be made ; and does not alter the devise . Suppose , another natural son had ...
... ground , upon which I rest , is , that the will is not revoked by the codicil ; which makes no alteration but in the order of limitation in the settlement to be made ; and does not alter the devise . Suppose , another natural son had ...
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