Weekly Notes of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the County Courts of Philadelphia, and the United States District and Circuit Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Volume 24Kay & Brother, 1889 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... Kline , the irregular indorser , was held liable not upon his indorsement , or upon the words " credit the drawer , " but upon a distinct and independent in any other way is immaterial , unless the widow's WEEKLY NOTES OF CASES . 3.
... Kline , the irregular indorser , was held liable not upon his indorsement , or upon the words " credit the drawer , " but upon a distinct and independent in any other way is immaterial , unless the widow's WEEKLY NOTES OF CASES . 3.
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... widow's consent . The widow's consent to such a sale may be by parol ; it is not necessary that it should be evidenced by writing . Of this will he appointed John De Young the executor , to whom letters testamentary thereon were duly ...
... widow's consent . The widow's consent to such a sale may be by parol ; it is not necessary that it should be evidenced by writing . Of this will he appointed John De Young the executor , to whom letters testamentary thereon were duly ...
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... widow . The defendants claimed under the deeds from the executor , alleg- ing that the widow gave a parol consent to the sales which made them valid . At the trial , before DREHER , P. J. , defendants offered to prove by a witness ...
... widow . The defendants claimed under the deeds from the executor , alleg- ing that the widow gave a parol consent to the sales which made them valid . At the trial , before DREHER , P. J. , defendants offered to prove by a witness ...
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... widow to convey her estate is within the Statute of Frauds , are not in point . The testimony goes to show that the conduct of the widow showed her consent to the sale ; she is therefore estopped , and those who claim in any way through ...
... widow to convey her estate is within the Statute of Frauds , are not in point . The testimony goes to show that the conduct of the widow showed her consent to the sale ; she is therefore estopped , and those who claim in any way through ...
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... widow did this in open Court , in pursuance of a citation which required her to make her election , " etc. These decisions rule the present case , and we do not see any compulsion to depart from them . The idea that the widow's consent ...
... widow did this in open Court , in pursuance of a citation which required her to make her election , " etc. These decisions rule the present case , and we do not see any compulsion to depart from them . The idea that the widow's consent ...
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