A treatise on the principles and practice of the High court of chanceryJ. & W.T. Clarke, 1820 - Common law |
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... TRUSTS . Origin of Classed Defined Construction of Words limiting a Trust Power of Cestui que Trust over Trust Estate Trustee over Trust Estate Express , created by Deed · in Marriage Settlements 445 446 447 , 451 452 453 455 459 460 ...
... TRUSTS . Origin of Classed Defined Construction of Words limiting a Trust Power of Cestui que Trust over Trust Estate Trustee over Trust Estate Express , created by Deed · in Marriage Settlements 445 446 447 , 451 452 453 455 459 460 ...
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Henry Maddock. VOL . II . TRUSTS - continued . Legacies : Jurisdiction in cases of Legacies Donatio causâ mortis ... Trust declared as to part of an Estate , and the rest is undisposed of Breaches of - By Trustees or Executors - By ...
Henry Maddock. VOL . II . TRUSTS - continued . Legacies : Jurisdiction in cases of Legacies Donatio causâ mortis ... Trust declared as to part of an Estate , and the rest is undisposed of Breaches of - By Trustees or Executors - By ...
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... Trust , and Accident ; but by the word Accident , they usually mean when a case is distinguished from others of the ... TRUSTS . According , even to this enlarged classification of the subject , it may not be very obvious how the great ...
... Trust , and Accident ; but by the word Accident , they usually mean when a case is distinguished from others of the ... TRUSTS . According , even to this enlarged classification of the subject , it may not be very obvious how the great ...
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... Trust of Lands be limited to A. his Heirs and Assigns , or to such as he or they shall appoint , and cestui que trust devises these Lands by a Will , attested by two Witnesses only , the Will is void ; and it will be allowed to operate ...
... Trust of Lands be limited to A. his Heirs and Assigns , or to such as he or they shall appoint , and cestui que trust devises these Lands by a Will , attested by two Witnesses only , the Will is void ; and it will be allowed to operate ...
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... Trust , testified by writing under their hands and seals , attested by two or more credible Witnesses , to make sale of Lands , it was not well executed , the attes- tation being only as to the sealing and delivery in the presence of ...
... Trust , testified by writing under their hands and seals , attested by two or more credible Witnesses , to make sale of Lands , it was not well executed , the attes- tation being only as to the sealing and delivery in the presence of ...
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Common terms and phrases
9 Ves Account Action Affidavit Agreement Ambl Anon Anstr Attorney Ball & Beatty Bill filed Bond Certiorari Chan Chancellor cited claims Common Law compel considered Conveyance Copyhold Court of Chancery Court of Equity Court of Law Covenant Creditors debt decree Deed Defendant Demurrer Dick doctrine Duke Earl edit entitled Estate execution Executor file a Bill Fraud fraudulent Freem granted ground Heir held House of Lords Ibid Injunction Interpleader Issue Jones Jurisdiction Lands Lease Lefr Lessee Lord Eldon Lord Hardwicke Lord Thurlow Madd Marriage ment Meriv obtained Party payment person Plaintiff Power prayed Prec principle proceedings Property Purchaser Redesd relieved Remainder-man Rent restrain seems Settlement Smith Statute stay Waste Suit Surety Tenant in Tail Testator tion Tithes Title Trial Trust unless Vern voluntary Waste Witnesses writ
Popular passages
Page 98 - In relief against conscience or public convenience, has always refused Its aid to stale demands, where the party has slept upon his right, and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this court into activity but conscience, good faith, and reasonable diligence ; where these are wanting, the court is passive, and does nothing. Laches and neglect are always discountenanced, and therefore, from the beginning of this Jurisdiction, there was always a limitation to suits In this court.
Page 97 - A court of equity, which is never active in relief against conscience or public convenience, has always refused its aid to stale demands, where the party has slept upon his right, and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this court into activity but conscience, good faith, and reasonable diligence; where these are wanting, the court is passive and does nothing.
Page 354 - ... 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 430 - And therefore on a feoffment to A and his heirs, to the use of B and his heirs...
Page 426 - Then he is to see that this is a decree binding the parties claiming the estate ; that is, to see that all proper parties to be bound are before the Court ; and he has further to see, that taking the conveyance he takes a title that cannot be impeached aliunde.
Page 5 - Which provision (with a little accuracy in the clerks of the Chancery, and a little liberality in the judges, by extending rather than narrowing the remedial effects of the writ,) might have effectually answered all the purposes of a court of equity ; except that of obtaining a discovery by the oath of the defendant (z).
Page 227 - And in the case put, the surety is held to be discharged, for this reason, because the creditor, by so giving time to the principal, has put it out of the power of the surety to consider whether he will have recourse to his remedy, against the principal, or not, ami. because he, in fact, cannot have the same remedy against the principal as he would have had under the original contract It has.
Page 475 - The cases are uniform to this extent ; that if trustees, before the first tenant in tail is of age, join in destroying the remainders, they are liable for a breach of trust ; and so is every purchaser under them with notice. But when we come to the situation of trustees to preserve remainders, who have joined in a recovery after the first tenant in tail is of age, it is difficult to say more, than that no judge in equity has gone the length of holding that he would...
Page 39 - Where articles contain covenants for the performance of several things, and then one large sum is stated at die end to be paid upon breach of performance, that must be considered as a penalty...
Page 181 - To preserve testimony, when in danger of being lost, before the matter to which it relates can be made the subject of judicial investigation.