Reports of Cases Decided in the High Court of Chancery: By the Right Hon. Sir John Leach ... [and Others] Vice-chancellors of England. [1826-1852], Volume 11J. & W. T. Clarke, 1829 - Equity |
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Page 25 - debtor, that interest will be claimed from the date of such demand until the term of payment ; provided that interest shall be payable in all cases in which it is now payable by law. By 3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 42, s. 28, it is enacted that upon
Page 539 - a year, by half-yearly payments, with powers of distress and entry, and, subject thereto, to the use of his son for life, with remainders to his first and other sons successively in tail male, with remainder to the intent that the testator's wife might receive, during her life or widowhood, a further annuity of
Page 210 - in action, a settlement was made of them, on her marriage, in trust for her husband for life, and, after his decease, in trust for her for life, and, after the decease of the survivor, in trust for the children of the marriage, and, if there should be no child, then in
Page 531 - or costs, charges or expenses shall be payable, shall be deemed judgment creditors within the meaning; of this Act; and all powers hereby given to the judges of the superior courts of common law with respect to matters depending in the same courts, shall and may be exercised by courts of equity with respect to matters therein depending, and by the Lord
Page 38 - When it comes to a question of quantity, it must be very vague. One writer might take all the vital part of another's book, though it might be but a small proportion of the book in quantity. It is not only quantity, but value that is always looked to
Page 448 - which then were, or, at any time, had been in his possession, custody or power, or in the possession, custody or power of his solicitors or agents, solicitor or agent, or of the partnership of which
Page 245 - 13s. 4d. part of that stock, that sum being settled in trust for their children who, being sons, should attain 21, or, being daughters, should attain that age or marry; in consequence of which, Georgiana Firmin (to whom no appointment had been made) had acquired, under the settlement, a vested interest in one-fifth
Page 136 - parent;' and that effect could not be given to the direction that the issue should have only the share or shares to which his, her or their parent or parents would have been entitled to if living, unless the word ' issue' was taken in that restricted sense.
Page 237 - for the intended husband and wife, for their lives, and, after the decease of the survivor of them, in trust for all and every or such one or more of the children of the
Page 633 - The true interpretation, however, of every instrument being manifestly that which will make the instrument speak the intention of the party at the time it was made, it has always been considered as an exception, or, perhaps, to speak more precisely, not so much an exception from as a corollary to the general rule above stated, that,