The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports of Cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas, Exchequer of Pleas, and Exchequer of Chamber, ...E. B. Ince, 1865 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 1
... Construction of — Mortmain - 9 Geo . 2. c . 36 . In construing a charitable bequest it is the duty of the Court to ascertain the intention of the testator from the words of the will , without adverting to the existence of the Statute of ...
... Construction of — Mortmain - 9 Geo . 2. c . 36 . In construing a charitable bequest it is the duty of the Court to ascertain the intention of the testator from the words of the will , without adverting to the existence of the Statute of ...
Page 3
... construction of the words of the bequest . I cannot give this bequest a different meaning or effect because the in- tention may be defeated by a possible event at a remote period which the testatrix does not appear to have foreseen ...
... construction of the words of the bequest . I cannot give this bequest a different meaning or effect because the in- tention may be defeated by a possible event at a remote period which the testatrix does not appear to have foreseen ...
Page 9
... construction put upon that will by the Master of the Rolls ( about the pro- priety of which there can be no question ) was , that it was a gift in equal shares to such of the children of Lady Webster who should be living at the period ...
... construction put upon that will by the Master of the Rolls ( about the pro- priety of which there can be no question ) was , that it was a gift in equal shares to such of the children of Lady Webster who should be living at the period ...
Page 18
... Construction- " Born and living . " The fiction or indulgence of the law which treats a child en ventre sa mère as actually born , applies only for the purpose of enabling such child to take a benefit to which if actually born it would ...
... Construction- " Born and living . " The fiction or indulgence of the law which treats a child en ventre sa mère as actually born , applies only for the purpose of enabling such child to take a benefit to which if actually born it would ...
Page 19
... construction , which is limited to cases where such construction of the word " born " is necessary for the benefit of the unborn child , and no such necessity here arises . Inasmuch , therefore , as the words in question are used for ...
... construction , which is limited to cases where such construction of the word " born " is necessary for the benefit of the unborn child , and no such necessity here arises . Inasmuch , therefore , as the words in question are used for ...
Contents
475 | |
497 | |
499 | |
522 | |
528 | |
537 | |
561 | |
569 | |
185 | |
196 | |
220 | |
241 | |
256 | |
315 | |
318 | |
321 | |
362 | |
369 | |
392 | |
401 | |
424 | |
440 | |
440 | |
461 | |
465 | |
582 | |
606 | |
617 | |
621 | |
625 | |
666 | |
1 | |
26 | |
31 | |
i | |
iv | |
viii | |
xvii | |
xviii | |
xxiii | |
Common terms and phrases
act of parliament affidavit agreement alleged amount appears applied appointed assigns Beav bill Chanc charge claim clause codicil contended contract costs Court Court of equity covenant creditors dated death debts decease declared decree deed defendant devised directed directors domicil entitled equity evidence executed executors fact fee simple filed fund gift Goulceby granted heirs held hereditaments husband indenture injunction intended interest John judgment land lease legacies lessee liability Lord Chancellor LORD JUSTICE marriage Master ment Micklethwait mortgage mortgagor ne exeat notice opinion paid pany parties payment personal estate petition Pipe Ridware plaintiff possession premises present purchase purpose question real estate referred rents respect river Thames Rolls settlement shareholders shares shew solicitor specific performance statute suit tenant testator's thereof tion trust Vice Chancellor Vict wife William William Micklethwait words
Popular passages
Page 535 - Goods, Merchandise, or other Things whatsoever on board any other Ship or Boat ; be answerable in Damages in respect of Loss of Life or personal Injury, either alone or together with Loss or Damage to Ships, Boats, Goods, Merchandise, or other Things, to an aggregate Amount exceeding Fifteen Pounds for each Ton of their Ship's Tonnage...
Page 315 - I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, to my beloved wife, Susie E. Smith, to have and to hold to her, my said wife, and to her heirs and assigns forever.
Page 390 - Subject to the provisions and restrictions in this and the special Act, and any Act incorporated therewith, it shall be lawful for the Company, for the purpose of constructing the railway, or the accommodation works connected therewith hereinafter mentioned, to execute any of the following works...
Page 244 - Any contract, which if made between private persons would by law be valid, although made by parol only, and not reduced into writing, may be made by...
Page 315 - March 1867, by his will devised and bequeathed all his real and personal estate to trustees in trust to be divided as therein mentioned among his three children.
Page 297 - If the compensation claimed or offered in any such case shall exceed fifty pounds, and if the party claiming compensation desire to have the same settled by arbitration, and signify such desire by notice in writing to the promoters of the undertaking, before they have issued their warrant to the sheriff to summon a jury in respect of such lands...
Page 205 - ... sealed and delivered, in the presence of, and attested by two or more credible witnesses...
Page 357 - ... shall be adjudged fraudulent and void against any subsequent purchaser or mortgagee for valuable consideration, unless such memorial be registered as by this act is directed, before the registering of the memorial of the deed or conveyance under which such subsequent purchaser or mortgagee shall claim, &c.
Page 129 - ... and all the rest, residue and remainder, of his estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever...
Page 319 - Descent; and when any Land shall have been limited, by any Assurance executed after the said Thirty first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, to the Person or to the Heirs of the Person who shall thereby have conveyed the same Land, such Person shall be considered to have acquired the same as a Purchaser by virtue of such Assurance, and shall not be considered to be entitled thereto as his former Estate or Part thereof.