| Law reports, digests, etc - 1864 - 976 pages
...conjunction with the house. No doubt, by sect. 24 of the Wills Act (1 Viet. c. 26), a will is construed to speak and take effect as if it had been executed...death of the testator, unless a contrary intention appear by the will ; but nevertheless, the state of things at the date of the will must be looked at.... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1866 - 844 pages
...Ves. 1!)7 ; and distinguished Oakes v. Oaies, 9 Hare, G<U. By the Wills Act, every will is to speak as if it had been executed immediately before the death of the testator, unless a contrar}' intention should appear. Applying that rule to this case, the testator purported to give... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1928 - 700 pages
...' Diplomacy ' " ? Under sect. 24 of the Wills Act 1837 these words must be construed as if the will had been executed immediately before the death of the testator, unless a contrary intention appears by the will. No contrary intention appears by this will. When a bequest is of that which is... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1895 - 970 pages
...shall be construed with reference to the real estate and personal estate comprised in it, to operate and take effect as if it had been executed immediately...death of the testator, unless a contrary intention appear by the will." JD Davenport, for the trustee and executor of the will. в. Farwett, QC, and FL... | |
| Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 978 pages
...section 4839 of the Statutes, which provides: "A will shall be construed, with reference to the real estate comprised in it, to speak and take effect as...testator unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will." There is no contention that any contrary intention appears from this will, and it results... | |
| Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1910 - 964 pages
...St. Sec. 3962) : "A will shall be construed vith reference to the real and personal estate com prised in it, to speak and take effect as if it had been...testator unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will," In the contract of December 4th, it is provided that the conveyance to the trust company... | |
| Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1920 - 1004 pages
...Malone, supra. Since a will, under the provisions of section 4839 of the statutes, speaks and takes effect "as if it had been executed immediately before...testator, unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will," the appellee, Morrison Reynolds, became entitled to such proceeds of the sale of his mother's... | |
| Canada - Law - 1875 - 534 pages
...reference to the HOW win real and personal estate comprised in it to speak and take shall be coneffect as if it had been executed immediately before the death of the testator, unless a contrary intention appears by the will. 47. Where any real estate is devised to any person when no withmat any words of... | |
| Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 994 pages
...specific devise to these children, it would go to them under the statute which provides that a will shall speak and take effect as if it had been executed immediately before the death of the testator. In other words, unless a contrary intention appears in the will, it will be construed as if it were... | |
| Rhode Island. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 668 pages
...affected by the statute of Wills, Gen. Laws, cap. 254, providing that a will shall be construed to take effect as if it had been executed immediately before the death of testator unless a contrary intention shall expressly appear by the will. (4) Wills. Advancements. Interest.... | |
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