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... . 551 APPENDIX ( C. ) FORM OF MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT ...... 554 APPENDIX ( D. ) OF A HUSBAND'S LIABILITY FOR HIS WIFE'S TORTS GENERAL INDEX .. 564 569 INDEX TO TO CASES CITED . A. PAGE PAGE Allatt xii TABLE OF CONTENTS .
... . 551 APPENDIX ( C. ) FORM OF MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT ...... 554 APPENDIX ( D. ) OF A HUSBAND'S LIABILITY FOR HIS WIFE'S TORTS GENERAL INDEX .. 564 569 INDEX TO TO CASES CITED . A. PAGE PAGE Allatt xii TABLE OF CONTENTS .
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... tort ; the latter , in respect of a breach of contract , either by non - payment of a sum of money agreed to be paid , which thus becomes a debt ( u ) , or by some other non - performance of the duty of action or forbearance , which the ...
... tort ; the latter , in respect of a breach of contract , either by non - payment of a sum of money agreed to be paid , which thus becomes a debt ( u ) , or by some other non - performance of the duty of action or forbearance , which the ...
Page 141
... tort to the joint lives of the injurer and the injured . If either party died , Maxim actio the right of action was at an end , the maxim being moritur cum personalis actio personalis moritur cum persond ( 2 ) . In this persona . rule ...
... tort to the joint lives of the injurer and the injured . If either party died , Maxim actio the right of action was at an end , the maxim being moritur cum personalis actio personalis moritur cum persond ( 2 ) . In this persona . rule ...
Page 143
... tort or wrong ; and this was the case up to a very recent period ; although if the executor or administrator had profited by the wrong done , the injured party was able to recover from him the money or goods he had thus gained ( m ) ...
... tort or wrong ; and this was the case up to a very recent period ; although if the executor or administrator had profited by the wrong done , the injured party was able to recover from him the money or goods he had thus gained ( m ) ...
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... tort , to dilapidations . which , from the nature of the case , the deceased him- self could not be liable , but which was maintainable formerly by the common law , and is now maintainable by statute ( q ) , against his executors or ...
... tort , to dilapidations . which , from the nature of the case , the deceased him- self could not be liable , but which was maintainable formerly by the common law , and is now maintainable by statute ( q ) , against his executors or ...
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33 Vict 47 Vict act of bankruptcy agreement amended ante apply appointment assignment bailee bailment Bank bankrupt Beav bill of sale bottomry Bract buyer chattels chose in action Comm common law Court of Chancery covenant coverture creditors damages death debt debtor deceased deed detinue effect entitled equity Estate duty execution executor or administrator fee simple given heirs husband indorsement interest intestacy intestate invention joint judgment jurisdiction land legacy liable lien marriage married woman ment mortgage obtained owner ownership party patent payable payment personal estate personal property possession probate provisions real estate recover registered replevin respect rule Sect settlement shares ship Stat statute sub-s tenant thereof tion trade mark transfer trover trustee United Kingdom vested void wife Williams Williams's Conveyancing
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Page 158 - ... 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, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
Page 72 - That no contract for the sale of any goods, wares and merchandise, for the price of ten pounds sterling or upwards shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold, and actually receive the same...
Page 438 - And be it further enacted, that every will shall be construed, with reference to the real estate and personal estate comprised in it, to speak and take effect as if it had been executed immediately before the death of the testator, unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will.
Page 70 - Where there is a contract to sell unascertained or future goods by description, and goods of that description and in a deliverable state are unconditionally appropriated to the contract, either by the seller with the assent of the buyer, or by the buyer with the assent of the seller, the property in the goods thereupon passes to the buyer. Such assent may be expressed or implied, and may be given either before or after the appropriation is made.
Page 407 - That no will shall be valid unless it shall be in writing and executed in manner herein-after 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 35 - Any absolute assignment by writing under the hand of the assignor (not purporting to be by way of charge only) of any debt or other legal chose in action, of which express notice in writing shall have been given to the debtor...
Page 71 - Where there is a contract for the sale of specific goods, or where goods are subsequently appropriated to the contract, the seller may, by the terms of the contract or appropriation, reserve the right of disposal of the goods until certain conditions are fulfilled.
Page 400 - The receipt by a person of a share of the profits of a business is prima facie evidence that he is a partner in the business...
Page 69 - Intend. ( 1 ) Where there is a contract to sell specific or ascertained goods, the property in them is transferred to the buyer at such time as the parties to the contract intend it to be transferred. ( 2 ) For the purpose of ascertaining the intention of the parties, regard shall be had to the terms of the contract, the conduct of the parties, usages of trade and the circumstances of the case.
Page 172 - A bill of exchange is an unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a sum certain in money to or to the order of a specified person, or to bearer.