SACHEVERAL v. Frogat, 371 Sandon v. Hooper, 261 Shannon v. Bradstreet, 226 Smith v. Death, 230 Smith v. Harris, 420 Smith v. Peters, 325 Smith v. Smith, 420 Smith v. Tombs, 314 Spurgeon v. Collier, 251 Stephens v. Stephens, 219 Stockwell v. Ritherdon, 435 Sugden v. St Leonards, 436 Sutton v. Sutton, 51, 260 Swayne's Case, 162 Sweet v. Seager, 373 Sweetapple v. Bindon, 89, 196 TALBOT v. Braddill, 251 Taylor v. Meads, 129, 243, 415 Teynham v. Webb, 407 Thelluson v. Woodford, 219 Thomas, Re, 422 Thoinas v. Bennet, 402 Spencer v. Marlborough, 205, 218, Thomas v. Cook, 75 Smyth, Ex parte, 109 Smyth v. Foley, 408 Soane v. Ireland, 159 Solomon v. Solomon, 293 223 Spencer v. Pearson, 279 Spencer's Case, 49 Spike v. Harding, 54 Thomas v. Jones, 414 Thomas v. Thomas, 278 Thomson v. Hudson, 265 Thomson v. Lapworth, 373 Thompson v. Lawley, 427 Thompson v. Mashiter, 50 works Co., 56 Tollet v. Tollet, 225 Torriano v. Young, 53 Townley v. Watson, 435 Tyler v. Lake, 243 282 UNION BANK OF LONDON v. In gram, 271 Upperton v. Nickolson, 332, 337 WADDELL v. M'Coll, 387 Wall v. Bright, 428 Want v. Stallibrass, 337 Warner v. Fleetwood, 133 Warrick v. Warrick, 279 Watts v. Symes, 281, 282, 285 Wayne v. Lewis, 386 Whitbread, Ex parte, 290 Whitbread v. Jordan, 290 Whitechurch v. Holworthy, 174 Whittemore v. Whittemore, 332, VANE . Barnard, 99, 404 Vernon v. Smith, 64 Williams . Bosanquet, 381 Williams v. Bryant, 345 Williams. Byrnes, 314 Williams v. Chitty, 85 Williams v. Earle, 64 Williams . Glenton, 337 Williams v. Lake, 314, 318 Williams r. Owen, 253 Willowe's Case, 166 Wilson, Ex parte, 255 Woolley v. Colman, 271 Wilson, Re (L R. 1 P. & M. 269), Wormsley's Estate, Re, 293 Worthington, Re, 431 421 Wilson, Re (L. R. 1 P. & M. 582), Worthington v. Morgan, 291 Wortley v. Birkhead, 287 Wright, Re, 419 Wright v. Dannah, 319 YATES v. Aston, 383 ZOUCH v. Parsons, 129 Woollam v. Hearn, 316 Zouch v. Willingale, 73 CORRIGENDA. 97, line 4 from bottom, dele "of Chancery." 114, note (e), for 40 & 41 Vict. read 44 & 45 Vict. 244, note (r), for 44 & 45 Vict. c. 45, read 44 & 45 Vict. c. 41. 389, note (c), for 14 Geo. II., read 14 Geo. III. PRINCIPLES OF CONVEYANCING. INTRODUCTION. work. THE object of this work is, first, to present to the Object of the student an elementary view of the various forms of ownership of land which exist at the present day, with their rights and incidents; and, next, to examine the simpler forms of instruments used in transferring land from one person to another. Land acquired, from an early date, the name of Land known as Real Property. Real Property. For, since it is immovable, the owner of it could always recover the thing (res) itself from any person who had wrongfully deprived him of it; whilst in respect of movable property, such as furniture or money, his only remedy was to bring an action for damages against the person (persona) who had done him the wrong, and such property was, accordingly, distinguished as personal property. Land, again, and many kinds of property connected Hereditawith land, are said in legal phrase to consist of here- ments. ditaments, because when an owner of them dies without having disposed of them by his will, the law transfers his ownership to a person, selected in accordance with certain fixed rules, who is known as the heir (heres) of the deceased. Hereditaments are of two kinds, Corporeal and Incorporeal. Corporeal Corporeal hereditaments have been defined as those which affect A hereditaments. Incorporeal hereditaments. Corporeal hereditaments only to be treated of. Term of years is personal property. Necessity of an with the earlier the senses, and may There is one form of estate in land which does not in the event of its owner's intestacy go to his heir. This is the limited ownership which arises when a person is entitled to the use of land for a term of years, and which is considered by the law as personal, and not as real, property. Such property is, however, so closely connected with land, that it may be appropriately included amongst the subjects of a work which does not otherwise deal with personal property. A knowledge of the law relating to estates in land acquaintance would be insufficient unless accompanied by a slight tenures of land. acquaintance with the causes which brought about a gradual change in their characteristics. These causes can only be ascertained by studying the history of the ownership of land, and of the modifications which from time to time took place in it. The system (a) 2 Bl. Com. 17. |