Atlantic Reporter, Volume 101

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West Publishing Company, 1917 - Law reports, digests, etc

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Page 3 - 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 241 - ... for a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be granted...
Page 35 - A general partner shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the restrictions and liabilities of a partner in a partnership without limited partners...
Page 383 - transfer" as used in this act- shall be taken to include the passing of property or any interest therein, in possession or enjoyment, present or future, by inheritance, descent, devise, succession, bequest, grant, deed, bargain sale, gift, or appointment in the manner herein prescribed. The word "decedent" as used in this act shall include the testator, intestate, grantor, bargainer, vendor, or donor. The words "county treasurer...
Page 73 - As the credibility of witnesses and the weight to be given to their testimony are for...
Page 353 - As laws are presumed to be passed with deliberation and with full knowledge of all existing ones on the same subject, it is but reasonable to conclude that the legislature in passing a statute did not intend to interfere with or abrogate any former law relating to the same matter, unless the repugnancy between the two is irreconcilable.
Page 172 - ... issue, shall be construed to mean a want or failure of issue in the lifetime or at the time of the death of such person, and not an indefinite failure of his issue, unless a contrary intention shall...
Page 317 - No interest in real or personal property is good unless it must vest, if at all, not later than 21 years after some life in being at the creation of the interest and any period of gestation involved in the situation to which the limitation applies.
Page 240 - No representation shall be admitted among collaterals, after brothers' and sisters
Page 135 - Presentment for payment is not required in order to charge an indorser where the instrument was made or accepted for his accommodation and he has no reason to expect that the instrument will be paid if presented.

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