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... favour of intention 6. Re ersed , and devise held void for uncertainty 7. Legacy given , as an addition to one stated to be given by a codicil , for the same purpose as before named , both legacies void for uncertainty , as purpose did ...
... favour of intention 6. Re ersed , and devise held void for uncertainty 7. Legacy given , as an addition to one stated to be given by a codicil , for the same purpose as before named , both legacies void for uncertainty , as purpose did ...
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... favour . Whitelock returned to his profession , upon which he received many fees , " but was soon again taken into favour , and provided for at the Treasury . But in the meantime , Whitelock says , his fortunes and interest decreased ...
... favour . Whitelock returned to his profession , upon which he received many fees , " but was soon again taken into favour , and provided for at the Treasury . But in the meantime , Whitelock says , his fortunes and interest decreased ...
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... favour , or of any that had credit with them . He knew well on whom he could prevail , so being once , in a matter of justice , desired to speak to the Earl of Essex and the Lord Hollis , he said they were stiff and sullen men ; but ...
... favour , or of any that had credit with them . He knew well on whom he could prevail , so being once , in a matter of justice , desired to speak to the Earl of Essex and the Lord Hollis , he said they were stiff and sullen men ; but ...
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... favour of the Duke of ( g ) 2 Lord Raym . 958 . ( e ) 1 Pow . Dev . by Jarm . 183 , 184 , and n . 469 ; 2 Pow . 261 ; 1 Jurm . Wills , 806 . ( f ) 2 Lord Raym . 938 ; 6 Mod . 45 ; 1 Salk . 19 , and other books . ( h ) 17 Lords ...
... favour of the Duke of ( g ) 2 Lord Raym . 958 . ( e ) 1 Pow . Dev . by Jarm . 183 , 184 , and n . 469 ; 2 Pow . 261 ; 1 Jurm . Wills , 806 . ( f ) 2 Lord Raym . 938 ; 6 Mod . 45 ; 1 Salk . 19 , and other books . ( h ) 17 Lords ...
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... favour of Mr. Douglas , upon the question , but without dividing the House . 1 March , I protested against the decision of the House . " The editor adds the following note : - " It appears by the Journal that the Duke diligently ...
... favour of Mr. Douglas , upon the question , but without dividing the House . 1 March , I protested against the decision of the House . " The editor adds the following note : - " It appears by the Journal that the Duke diligently ...
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Page 182 - If the words of the statute are in themselves precise and unambiguous, then no more can be necessary than to expound those words in their natural and ordinary sense. The words themselves alone do in such case best declare the intention of the lawgiver.
Page 184 - ... that presumption is encountered by such evidence as proves, to the satisfaction of those who are to decide the question, that such sexual intercourse did not take place at any time, when by such intercourse the husband could, according to the laws of' nature, be the father of such child.
Page 732 - India as by law established, that I will duly and faithfully and to the best of my ability, knowledge and judgment perform the duties of my office without fear or favour, affection or illwill and that I will uphold the Constitution and the laws.
Page 56 - The principle of law, at least of equity, is this — that if a party holds out inducements to another to celebrate a marriage, and holds them out deliberately and plainly, and the other party consents, and celebrates the marriage in consequence of them, if he had good reason to expect that it was intended that he should have the benefit of the proposal which was so held out, a Court of Equity will take care that he is not disappointed, and will give effect to the proposal...
Page 86 - JS was a person of sound mind or not ; and that to constitute such unsoundness of mind as should avoid a deed at law, the person executing such deed must be incapable of understanding and acting in the ordinary affairs of life...
Page 184 - Such prima facie evidence of legitimacy may always be lawfully rebutted by satisfactory evidence that such access did not take place between the husband and wife, as by the laws of nature is necessary, in order for the man to be in fact the father of the child'.
Page 217 - ... that the intention to revoke is equally clear and free from doubt as the original intention to devise; for if there is only a reasonable doubt whether the clause of revocation was intended to include the particular devise, then such devise ought undoubtedly to stand.
Page 176 - Where articles were entered into previous to marriage, for settling by the wife's father lands to the use of the husband and wife for their lives, and the life of the survivor, and after the...
Page 182 - It therefore appears to be the just conclusion from these premises, that the rule of descent to English land is, that the heir must be born after actual marriage of his father and mother, in order to enable him to inherit; and that this is a rule of a positive inflexible nature, applying to and inherent in the land itself which is the subject of descent, of the same nature and character as that rule which prohibited the descent of land to any but those who were of the whole blood to the last taker,...
Page 149 - Testator devises his real estates to trustees, to several persons for life, with remainder to their first and other sons...