Reports of Cases Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery: Before Sir William Page Wood, Knt., Vice-chancellor. [1854-1858], 3. köideW. Maxwell, 1855 |
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... ground for it ; because there is in this case sufficient primâ facie evidence ( I am not saying a word on its strength or its weakness ) that these Defendants intend bonâ fide to contest the point , and that they are anxious to have a ...
... ground for it ; because there is in this case sufficient primâ facie evidence ( I am not saying a word on its strength or its weakness ) that these Defendants intend bonâ fide to contest the point , and that they are anxious to have a ...
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... ground for presuming He then proceeded to bequeath as follows : - " And from that he intend- and immediately after the decease of the longest liver of them my said daughters , then , as to the whole of the prin- cipal moneys so to be ...
... ground for presuming He then proceeded to bequeath as follows : - " And from that he intend- and immediately after the decease of the longest liver of them my said daughters , then , as to the whole of the prin- cipal moneys so to be ...
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... ground for presuming that the testator intended a division per stirpes of the capital ; since the Court could not impute to a testator the intention that the legatees were to take one - fourth until the period of distribution , but to ...
... ground for presuming that the testator intended a division per stirpes of the capital ; since the Court could not impute to a testator the intention that the legatees were to take one - fourth until the period of distribution , but to ...
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... ground for presuming that he intended a division per stirpes of the capital . Besides , as it was well put by Mr. Sweet in the argu- ment , if the testator intended a division per stirpes of the capital , why did he postpone the ...
... ground for presuming that he intended a division per stirpes of the capital . Besides , as it was well put by Mr. Sweet in the argu- ment , if the testator intended a division per stirpes of the capital , why did he postpone the ...
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... ground exists for doubting the validity of the will . The devise , which , it has recently been held by the Court , conferred on the three M'Cullochs estates tail , was followed by gifts of legacies and annuities contained in the second ...
... ground exists for doubting the validity of the will . The devise , which , it has recently been held by the Court , conferred on the three M'Cullochs estates tail , was followed by gifts of legacies and annuities contained in the second ...
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Page 233 - Act. in as full and ample a manner to all intents and purposes as if the same privileges and protections were repeated and re-enacted in this Act.
Page 297 - Court, in cases where it shall think fit so to do, to direct that in taking the account, the books of account in which the accounts required to be taken have been kept, or any of them, shall be taken as primd facie evidence of the truth of the matters therein contained, with liberty to the parties interested to take such objections thereto as they may be advised.
Page 202 - The testator then gave, devised, and bequeathed all the rest, residue, and remainder of his estate and effects...
Page 368 - In every case of a concealed fraud the right of any person to bring a suit in equity for the recovery of any land or rent of which he or any person through whom he claims, may have been deprived by such fraud, shall be deemed to have first accrued at, and not before, the time at which such fraud shall, or with reasonable diligence might have been first known or discovered...
Page 684 - England by adopting the treaty; but after the best consideration which I have been able to give to the subject...
Page 170 - I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife Sarah Barry for and during the term of her natural life...
Page 398 - We, the several persons whose names and addresses are subscribed, are desirous of being formed into a company, in pursuance of this memorandum of association.
Page 16 - I do hereby direct, limit, and appoint, that my said trustees, or the survivor of them, or the heirs or assigns of such survivor...
Page 427 - Every particular trader has some particular mark or stamp ; but I do not know any instance of granting an injunction here, to restrain one trader from using the same mark with another ; and I think it would be of mischievous consequence to do it.
Page 292 - AB, administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of JK, deceased, do make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits...