Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During the Time of Lord Chancellor Eldon, Volume 3

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Page 84 - And, for the protection of persons acting in the execution of this act, be it enacted, that all actions and prosecutions to be commenced against any person for any thing done in pursuance of this act shall be laid and tried in the county where the fact was committed, and shall be commenced within six calendar months after the fact committed...
Page 297 - ... by their or either of the.ir order, or for their or either of their use...
Page 406 - Charges and Directions for the Payment of any Debt or Debts), shall be thereby given or made, such Devise, Legacy, Estate, Interest, Gift, or Appointment shall, so far only as concerns such Person attesting 'the Execution of such Will...
Page 77 - ... for which such action or suit shall be so brought; and every such action shall be brought, laid, and tried where the cause of action shall have arisen, and not in any other county or place ; and the defendant in such action or suit may plead the general issue, and give this act and every special matter in evidence at any trial which shall be had thereupon...
Page 210 - The real selling value of the estate was, at the date of the will and at the time of the testator's death...
Page 333 - The intention of the testator, to be collected from the whole will, is to govern, provided it be not unlawful, or inconsistent with the rules of law.
Page 76 - That if any Action or Suit shall be commenced against any Person or Persons for...
Page 583 - In cases like the present, the act of giving the trustee notice is, in a certain degree, taking possession of the fund ; it is going as far towards equitable possession as it is possible to go ; for, after notice given, the trustee of the fund becomes a trustee for the assignee who has given him notice.
Page 620 - ... as she should by will appoint, and in default of appointment to her next -of -kin, exclusively of her husband ; and if she survived, then to her absolutely.
Page 76 - Suit may plead the General Issue, and give this Act and the special Matter in Evidence at any Trial to be had thereupon...

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