Reports of Cases in the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, Volume 73D. Bottom, Superintendent of Public Print., 1880 - Law reports, digests, etc Some vols. also contain reports of cases in the General Court of Virginia. |
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... intended otherwise . 4. If the parties agree that the right of action on the original debt shall not be stayed , the surety will not be released . But in the absence of such agreement , the effect of tak- ing the notes or bill in the ...
... intended otherwise . 4. If the parties agree that the right of action on the original debt shall not be stayed , the surety will not be released . But in the absence of such agreement , the effect of tak- ing the notes or bill in the ...
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... intended otherwise . Rees v . Berrington , 2 Lead . Cases in Equity , 1915 ; Putnam v . Lewis , 8 John . R. 389 ; Myers v . Wells , 5 Hill's R. 463 ; Brandt on Suretyship and Guaranty , § 316 . The reason is said to be that the creditor ...
... intended otherwise . Rees v . Berrington , 2 Lead . Cases in Equity , 1915 ; Putnam v . Lewis , 8 John . R. 389 ; Myers v . Wells , 5 Hill's R. 463 ; Brandt on Suretyship and Guaranty , § 316 . The reason is said to be that the creditor ...
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... intended as ex- V. planatory of it . This mode of expression is not unusual in writings . When the first phrase is considered not suf- ficiently explicit or definite , a second is used to give the meaning with greater definiteness and ...
... intended as ex- V. planatory of it . This mode of expression is not unusual in writings . When the first phrase is considered not suf- ficiently explicit or definite , a second is used to give the meaning with greater definiteness and ...
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... intended not so much for the benefit of the per- son to whom it is given , as for the benefit of his family ; to enable the person to whom it is given to use it to save his family from suffering and want . To this end , it was necessary ...
... intended not so much for the benefit of the per- son to whom it is given , as for the benefit of his family ; to enable the person to whom it is given to use it to save his family from suffering and want . To this end , it was necessary ...
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... intended was one who had a family . V. Indeed , the whole theory and policy of the homestead is founded upon the principle that there is a natural and moral obligation on the head of a family to provide for the support of his wife and ...
... intended was one who had a family . V. Indeed , the whole theory and policy of the homestead is founded upon the principle that there is a natural and moral obligation on the head of a family to provide for the support of his wife and ...
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action adm'r administrator aforesaid alleged amount answer appears appellant appellee applied assigned authority bill bond cause charge church circuit court claim commissioner considered contract conveyed counsel creditors death debt deceased decided decision decree deed defendant delivered directed effect entered entitled error evidence ex'or exceptions execution express fact filed follows further give given Gratt ground hands heirs held instructions intended interest issue January John Judge judgment July jury justice land March matter ment motion named necessary notes notice Novem'r objection opinion paid parties payment petition plaintiff possession present principal prisoner proceedings proceeds proved provisions purchase question reason received record referred rendered reversed rule Septem'r sold statute sufficient suit sureties taken Term tion trial trustee verdict whole wife witness
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Page 74 - Persons who not only have an interest in the controversy, but an interest, of such a nature that a final decree cannot be made without either affecting that interest, or leaving the controversy in such a condition that its final termination may be wholly inconsistent with equity and good conscience.
Page 236 - AB of of the one part, and CD of of the other part, witnesseth that, in consideration of the sum. of /. now paid to...
Page 546 - The above instrument, consisting of one sheet, was at the date thereof signed, sealed, published and declared by the said 0 ohn Forsythe, as and for his last will and testament, in presence of us, who at his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
Page 89 - ... reversed, and the cause will be remanded to the circuit court for further proceedings to be had therein, in conformity with those views.
Page 978 - ... so as to view the circumstances as they viewed them, and so to judge of the meaning of the words and of the correct application of the language to the things described.
Page 785 - All the judges shall be commissioned by the governor, and shall receive such salaries and allowances as may be determined by law, the amount of which shall not be diminished during their term of office.
Page 23 - There shall be exempt from levy and sale, by virtue of any process whatever, under the laws of this State, except as hereinafter excepted, of the property of every head of a family...
Page 615 - If it did, the loss was excepted from the risk taken by the insurers. The policy contains this express stipulation : "Provided always, and it is hereby declared, that the Company shall not be liable to make good any loss or damage by fire which may happen or take place by means of any invasion, insurrection, riot, or civil commotion, or of any military or usurped power, or any loss by theft at or after a fire.
Page 524 - ... judgment, he cannot afterwards hold the vendor responsible on the ground that the article turns out to be unfit for the purpose for which it was required ; but if he relies upon the judgment of the seller, and informs him of the use to which the article is to be applied, it seems to me the transaction carries with it an implied warranty that the thing furnished shall be fit and proper for the purpose for which it was designed.
Page 557 - ... if a less estate be not limited by express words, or do not appear to have been granted, conveyed, or devised by construction or operation of law.