A Digest of the Laws of England, Volume 7Collins & Hannay, 1826 - Law |
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Page 684 - London, (the act of God, the queen's enemies, fire, and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers, and navigation, of whatever nature and kind soever, excepted,) unto order or to assigns, he or they paying freight for the said goods at 51.
Page 784 - And it shall be lawful for the said ship, &c, in this voyage, to proceed and sail to and touch and stay at any ports or places whatsoever without prejudice to this insurance.
Page 729 - J. to her port of discharge with leave to call at intermediate ports, beginning the adventure on the goods from the loading, as aforesaid, with leave to discharge, exchange, and take on board, goods at any port she may call at, without being deemed a deviation, covers the freight of goods loaded at an intermediate port, and therefore where the ship having sailed with a cargo loaded at J.
Page 610 - ... and unless the same be made to take effect in possession for the charitable use intended immediately from the making thereof, and be without any power of revocation, reservation, trust, condition, limitation, clause or agreement whatsoever, for the benefit of the donor or grantor, or of any person or persons claiming under him.
Page 754 - ... it was stated, that the invention consisted in exposing malt previously made to a very high degree of heat ; but it did not describe any •new machine invented for that purpose, nor the state, whether moist or dry, in which the malt was originally to be taken for the purpose of being subjected to the process ; nor the utmost degree of heat which might be safely used ; nor the length of time to be employed ; nor the exact criterion by which it might be known when the process was accomplished...
Page 693 - Bache to hold to them for and during their natural lives, and the life of the longest liver of them, and from and after the decease of the survivor of them...
Page 771 - ... share and share alike ; if more than one, as tenants in common, and not as *joint tenants ; and if but one child, then to such only child, his or her heirs or assigns for ever ; should be construed so as to create an estate in fee in all the children.
Page 728 - London at four months' date ; and then, after containing stipulations for unloading, discharging, demurrage, &c., added, " the captain to be supplied with cash for the ship's use ;" and in pursuance of the last stipulation, the master drew a bill on the freighters, which was duly accepted and paid : Held...
Page 753 - Where one of three partners, after a dissolution of partnership, undertook by deed to pay a particular partnership debt on two bills of exchange, and that was communicated to the holder, who consented to take the separate notes of the one partner for the amount, strictly...