 Tenant by the curtesy of England, is where a man marries a woman seised of an estate of inheritance, that is, of lands and tenements in fee-simple or fee-tail ; and has by her issue, born alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case,...  The Scientific and Literary Treasury - Page 178by Samuel Maunder - 1880 - 871 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 698 pages
...seised of an estate of inheritance, that is, of lands and tenements in fee-simple or fee -tail ; and has by her issue, born alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case, he shall, on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life, as tenant by the curtesy of Englandc.... | |
 | William Woodfall - Landlord and tenant - 1822 - 722 pages
...Jointure. Tenant by the curtesy is where a man marries a woman seised of an estate of inheritance, and has by her issue born alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate (d). Tenancy in dower, is where the husband of a woman dies, with or without issue, in which case,... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - Constitutional law - 1823 - 872 pages
...seized of an estate of inheritance, that is, of lands and tenements in feesimple, or fee-tail ; and has by her issue, born alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case, he shall on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life, as tenant by the curtesy ot England.... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - Commercial law - 1824 - 1090 pages
...a man who has married a woman possessed of lands or tenements in fee simple or in tail, and has had by her issue born alive which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case he shall, on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life as tenant by the curtesy of (1) 1 Vent.... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 626 pages
...seised of an estate of inheritance, that is, of lands and tenements in fee-simple or fee-tail ; and has by her issue, born alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case he shall, on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life, as tenant by the curtesy of England... | |
 | Alexander Whellier - 1825 - 836 pages
...seised of an estate of inheritance, that is, of lands and tenements in fee-simple or fee-tail ; and has by her issue, born alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case he shall, on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life, as tenant by the courtesy of England.... | |
 | John Read (maker to the army.) - 1829 - 594 pages
...England, it is understood that " where a man marries a woman seised of an estate of inheritance, and has by her issue born alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate, he shall, on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life, as tenant by the courtesy of England... | |
 | Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford - Art - 1841 - 510 pages
...man marries a woman seized of an estate of inheritance, and has by her issue born alive, which was born alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case, on the death of his wile, he holds the ¡ands for his life, as tenant by courtesy. COURTRAY, or CORTRIJK (anciently Cortoriacum)... | |
 | Law - 1836 - 596 pages
...man who has married a woman possessed of lands and tenements in fee simple or in tail, and has had by her issue born alive which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case he shall, on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life as tenant by the curtesy of England.... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1836 - 852 pages
...seised of an estate of inheritance, that is, of lands and tenements in fee-simple or fee-tail; and has by her issue, born alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case, he shall, on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life, as tenant by the curtesy of England... | |
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