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Page 167
... intention . But if the intention of the testator is doubtful , the rule of law must take place . So , if the court cannot find words in the will sufficient to carry a fee , though they should themselves be satisfied beyond the ...
... intention . But if the intention of the testator is doubtful , the rule of law must take place . So , if the court cannot find words in the will sufficient to carry a fee , though they should themselves be satisfied beyond the ...
Page 170
... intention of the testator as a court of equity can be . ' In the present case the body of the will controlled the sense of the technical phrase and indicated , beyond dispute , the desire of the testator that the heirs should take as ...
... intention of the testator as a court of equity can be . ' In the present case the body of the will controlled the sense of the technical phrase and indicated , beyond dispute , the desire of the testator that the heirs should take as ...
Page 174
... intention so as everybody understands what you mean , yet because you have used a certain expression of art , we will cross your intention and give your will a different construction ; though what you mean to have done is perfectly ...
... intention so as everybody understands what you mean , yet because you have used a certain expression of art , we will cross your intention and give your will a different construction ; though what you mean to have done is perfectly ...
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accepted action for money admitted agreement alleged allowed argued argument assigned Assumpsit authority Baron bill of exchange Blackstone brought Burrow Chancery Chief Justice cited common law conscience consideration contract conveyancers Coulson counsel court of equity court of law Cowper debt decision declaration deed defendant determined devise doctrine doubt Douglas evidence fact favour feudal ground heirs Holliday House of Lords Indebitatus Assumpsit indorsed indulge intention issue judge judgment judicial jurisprudence jury Justice Buller Justice Wilmot King's Bench language lawyers litigation Lord Hardwicke Lord Holt Lord Mansfield ment mercantile merchants Murray negotiable instruments objection offered opinion paid parties plaintiff sued plea pleading practice precedent principle promise to pay promissory note Quasi-Contract question ratio decidendi Raym reason received recover Reports rule in Shelley's rule of law ship sought Statute technical term testator tion trespass trial Trover trust verdict words writ