A Treatise on the Construction of the Statute of Frauds: As in Force in England and the United States, with an Appendix, Containing the Existing English and American Statutes |
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acceptance and receipt action admitted Adol agent agreed alleged appears apply Barb bargain Barn bill binding buyer charge any person common law Conn consideration considered conveyance court of equity Court of Exchequer creditor debt decided decision declaration deed defendant defendant's promise delivered delivery doctrine effect enforced estates in land executor fourth section Greenl ground guaranty Harr held hereditaments interest in land Johns lawfully authorized lease liability Lord Lord Eldon Lord Ellenborough marriage Mass Mees ment mortgage operation of law opinion oral paid parol evidence payment Penn performance perjury plaintiff plea possession purchase Queen's Bench question remarked resulting trust rule says seems seisin signature signed Smith sold special promise specific execution Statute of Frauds sufficient supra Supreme Court surrender tenant thereof thereunto third party third person tion trust unless vendor verbal contract Verm Wels Wend writing written
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Page 520 - June (1677) all declarations or creations of trusts or confidences of any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, shall be manifested and proved by some writing signed by the party who is by law enabled to declare such trust, or by his last will in writing, or else they shall be utterly void and of none effect.
Page 516 - ... any contract or sale of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, or any interest in or concerning them; or upon any agreement that is not to be performed within the space of one year from the making thereof; unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
Page 316 - ... be actually made, procured, or provided, or fit or ready for delivery, or some act may be requisite for the making or completing thereof, or rendering the same fit for delivery...
Page 531 - Car. 2. c. 3. § 4., enacts, that " no action shall be brought whereby to charge any executor or administrator, upon any special promise, to answer damages out of his own estate...
Page 532 - ... unless by act or operation of law, or by a deed or conveyance in writing, subscribed by the party creating, granting, assigning, surrendering, or declaring the same, or by his lawful agent thereunto authorized by writing.
Page 526 - A contract for the sale of any goods of the value of fifty dollars or upwards shall not be enforceable by action unless the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold and actually receive the same, or give something in earnest to bind the...
Page 535 - ... upon any contract for the sale of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, or any interest in or concerning them ; or upon any agreement that is not to be performed within the space of one year from the making thereof; unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith...
Page 530 - ... shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold, and actually receive the same, or give something in earnest to bind the bargain, or in part payment, or that some note or memorandum in writing of the said bargain, be made and signed by the parties to be charged by such contract, or their agents thereunto lawfully authorized.
Page 509 - ... hereditaments, shall at any time after the said four and twentieth day of June be assigned, granted or surrendered, unless it be by deed or note in writing, signed by the party so assigning, granting or surrendering the same, or their agents thereunto lawfully authorized by writing, or by act and operation of law.
Page 116 - No contract for the sale of any goods, wares, and merchandises for the price of £10 sterling, or upwards, shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold, and actually receive the same...