A Digest of the Law of Scotland: With Special Reference to the Office and Duties of a Justice of the PeaceT. & T. Clark, 1855 - 984 pages |
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... child quick in the womb is felony , and punished capitally ; and if the child be not proved quick , then it is felony punishable by transportation ; and the Act 7 Will . IV . , and 1 Vict . c . 85 , renders such act to procure ...
... child quick in the womb is felony , and punished capitally ; and if the child be not proved quick , then it is felony punishable by transportation ; and the Act 7 Will . IV . , and 1 Vict . c . 85 , renders such act to procure ...
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... child has a claim against a father for subsistence and necessary clothing , but nothing more , and that until the child leaves the family , or is able to sustain himself ; and in the higher ranks , so long as the child is destitute , or ...
... child has a claim against a father for subsistence and necessary clothing , but nothing more , and that until the child leaves the family , or is able to sustain himself ; and in the higher ranks , so long as the child is destitute , or ...
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... child is bound to give aliment to his or her parents , when they are in a condition requiring such aid , and the child able to afford it . - Bell's Principles , s . 1634 . 3. The mutual obligation of alimony is thought to exist between ...
... child is bound to give aliment to his or her parents , when they are in a condition requiring such aid , and the child able to afford it . - Bell's Principles , s . 1634 . 3. The mutual obligation of alimony is thought to exist between ...
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... children two - thirds ; or if no children , one - half passes to the widow , and the other half to the nearest of kin ... child born after the ancestor's death , it runs from the date of birth , and not , as in other cases AMA - ANN 19 ...
... children two - thirds ; or if no children , one - half passes to the widow , and the other half to the nearest of kin ... child born after the ancestor's death , it runs from the date of birth , and not , as in other cases AMA - ANN 19 ...
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... children , the Crown succeeds as ultimus hæres , but distri- butes the estate in Exchequer , on equitable rules , amongst those who would have taken had the deceased been a lawful child . The grant is called a " Gift of Bas- tardy . " A ...
... children , the Crown succeeds as ultimus hæres , but distri- butes the estate in Exchequer , on equitable rules , amongst those who would have taken had the deceased been a lawful child . The grant is called a " Gift of Bas- tardy . " A ...
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