Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Ecclesiastical Courts: Sir George Lee's cases, v. 2 and Curteis's reports, v. 1P. H. Nicklin and T. Johnson, 1841 - Divorce |
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16th June administration cum testamento admitted affidavit afterwards allegation appeared appointed ARCHES COURT attested Baker believes Bettesworth bond brother cause Chancery circumstances cited codicil Colwich costs COURT OF CANTERBURY Court of Chancery dated daughter deceased died deceased's death declared decreed depo deponent's deposed Derry Dufaur effect Elizabeth evidence examined executed executors executrix gave give given granted handwriting Harris heard husband instructions intention interest interrogatory intestate inventory John JUDGMENT-SIR GEORGE LEE Kirkhouse knew deceased Lady Winford legacy letter Lord marriage married Mary nephew October opinion paper party personal estate pleaded PREROGATIVE COURT present probate proctor producent pronounced proof propounded proved question residence residuary legatee revocation revoked Robins Sarah says September signed Simon Digby Simpson SIR GEORGE LEE Sir William sister statute statute of frauds sufficient suit swear Temprell testamentary testator Thomas Shepard tion told deponent trustees widow wife witness
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Page 512 - That no will shall be valid unless it shall be in writing and executed in manner hereinafter mentioned ; (that is to say), it shall be signed at the foot or end thereof by the testator, or by some other person in his presence and by his direction ; and such signature shall be made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time, and such witnesses shall attest and shall subscribe the will in the presence of the testator, but no form of attestation...
Page 459 - ... some writing declaring an intention to revoke the same, and executed in the manner in which a will is hereinbefore required to bo executed, or by the burning, tearing, or otherwise destroying the same by the testator, or by some person in his presence and by his direction, with the intention of revoking the same.
Page 359 - In the Court of King's Bench, Mr. Scarlett, then Attorney-General for the County Palatine, obtained on the 14th November a Rule to show cause why a Criminal Information should not be filed against John Ambrose Williams, as the reputed publisher of this paragraph, who indeed never denied that he was also its author.
Page 285 - ... in the presence of and attested by two or more credible witnesses...
Page 418 - These rules are two : the first, that the onus probandi lies in every case upon the party propounding a will, and he must satisfy the conscience of the Court that the instrument so propounded is the last will of a free and capable testator.
Page 284 - Testament in the presence of us who at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto...
Page 462 - That no Will or Codicil, or any Part thereof, shall be revoked otherwise than as aforesaid, or by another Will or Codicil executed in manner herein-before required, or by some Writing declaring an Intention to revoke the same, and executed in the Manner in which a Will is hereinbefore required to be executed...
Page 460 - An Act for the Amendment of the Laws with respect to Wills, it is enacted, that no Will shall be valid unless it shall be signed at the Foot or End thereof by the Testator, or by some other...
Page 419 - All that can be truly said is, that if a person, whether attorney or not, prepares a will with a legacy to himself, it is at most a suspicious circumstance, of more or less weight according to the facts of each particular case...
Page 461 - That this Act shall not extend to any Will made before the First Day of January One thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, and that every Will re-executed or republished, or revived by any Codicil, shall for the Purposes of this Act be deemed to have been made at the Time at which the same shall be so re-executed, republished, or revived...