The Revised Reports: Being a Republication of Such Cases in the English Courts of Common Law and Equity, from the Year 1785, as are Still of Practical Utility. 1785-1866, Volume 7Frederick Pollock, Robert Campbell, Oliver Augustus Saunders, Arthur Beresford Cane, Joseph Gerald Pease, William Bowstead Sweet & Maxwell, limited, 1892 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 659 - that no action shall be brought whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, &c. of another person, &c. unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, &c.
Page 922 - per ann., first to my uncle John Vallance for the term of his natural life, and from and after his decease to my brother John Gilbert for the term of his natural life, which sum of 10/. per annum, together with the repairs during the term aforesaid, shall be considered as
Page 253 - lawfully begotten or to be begotten, living at the time of his decease, who, being a son or sons, shall live to attain the age of 21 years, or being a daughter or daughters, shall attain that age, or be married, and who by virtue of the limitations in this will shall not immediately after the death of the testator's said son
Page 748 - people of the other ally must be furnished with sea-letters or passports expressing the name, property, and bulk of the ship, as also the name and place of habitation of the master or commander of the said ship, that it may appear thereby that the ship really and truly belongs to the subjects of one of the parties; which
Page 422 - and daughters in strict settlement; with remainder to the use of such person or persons, and for such estate or estates, as he by any deed or instrument, to be executed by him, and attested by two or more credible witnesses, should direct, limit, or appoint.
Page 603 - to Messrs. Bourdieu, authorising them to receive from the underwriters on this policy the money for which they had subscribed; and this action was brought under the directions of Messrs. Bourdieu, the plaintiffs' agents. The question for the opinion of the Court was, Whether the plaintiffs were entitled to recover in this action'? If the Court should be of opinion
Page 507 - the verdict for the plaintiffs was to stand, and to be entered up for such damages as the defendant Mr. Inglis and Mr. Schneider shall agree upon. If the Court should be of opinion that the plaintiffs were not entitled to recover in this action, then a nonsuit to be entered.
Page 581 - And afterwards, in Michaelmas Term, the Court returned the following certificate to the Lord Chancellor: "This case has been argued before us by counsel. We have considered it, and are of opinion, that the contract or agreement of the 6th of December, 1797, stated in
Page 738 - GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States of America. " To all who shall see these presents. Be it known, that leave and permission has been granted to George G. Dominick, master or commander of the ship
Page 744 - should be engaged in war, the ships and vessels belonging to the subjects or people of the other ally must be furnished with sea-letters or passports, expressing the name, property, and bulk of the ship, as also the name and