Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Chancery of the State of New Jersey, Volume 27F.D. Linn & Company, 1877 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... possession of the fund . 2. The rule is settled , that interest begins to run on general legacies to which no time of payment is fixed , from the expiration of one year from testator's death . 3. The rule that a general legacy in favor ...
... possession of the fund . 2. The rule is settled , that interest begins to run on general legacies to which no time of payment is fixed , from the expiration of one year from testator's death . 3. The rule that a general legacy in favor ...
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... possession of the $ 1400 bequeathed to her ; and , second . At what time the interest given to Mary began to accrue . Margaret is entitled to the possession of the $ 1400 given to her by the will , notwithstanding the gift over in ...
... possession of the $ 1400 bequeathed to her ; and , second . At what time the interest given to Mary began to accrue . Margaret is entitled to the possession of the $ 1400 given to her by the will , notwithstanding the gift over in ...
Page 38
... possession of the receiver , and ( except one of the locomotives , which had been so damaged by fire as to be useless , ) were in use on the road . Nothing has been paid to the petitioners since then . The petitioners base their claim ...
... possession of the receiver , and ( except one of the locomotives , which had been so damaged by fire as to be useless , ) were in use on the road . Nothing has been paid to the petitioners since then . The petitioners base their claim ...
Page 69
... possession of a large amount of the money of the company , for which he refuses to account . It claims an equitable offset of this money against any demand which he may be able to substantiate against them , and offers to pay whatever ...
... possession of a large amount of the money of the company , for which he refuses to account . It claims an equitable offset of this money against any demand which he may be able to substantiate against them , and offers to pay whatever ...
Page 82
... possession of the property , and had received all the rents , issues and profits thereof , and had neglected and refused to account to the complainant for her share , and had appro- priated all of them to her own exclusive use , and it ...
... possession of the property , and had received all the rents , issues and profits thereof , and had neglected and refused to account to the complainant for her share , and had appro- priated all of them to her own exclusive use , and it ...
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Page 106 - ... any fact which clearly proves it to be against conscience to execute a judgment, and of which the injured party could not have availed himself in a Court of law ; or of which he might have availed himself at law, but was prevented by fraud or accident unmixed with any fault or negligence in himself or his agents, will justify an application to a Court of Chancery.
Page 152 - that where one person makes a promise to another for the benefit of a third person, that third person may maintain an action upon it.
Page 172 - ... appear and show cause why the prayer of the petition should not be granted...
Page 90 - To HAVE AND TO HOLD, the ^K^ above granted, bargained and described premises, with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, and his heirs and assigns...
Page 288 - ... may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in all courts of law and equity...
Page 210 - ... any property, money, or thing in action, due to him, or held in trust for him ; and to prevent the transfer of any such property, money, or thing, in action, or the payment or delivery thereof, to the defendant, except where such trust has been created by, or the fund so held in trust has proceeded from, some person other than the defendant...
Page 636 - Island and bounded on the east part by the main sea, and part by Hudson's river, and hath upon the west Delaware bay or river...
Page 210 - ... to compel the discovery of any property or thing in action, belonging to the defendant, and of any property, money, or thing in action due to him, or held in trust for him and to prevent the transfer of any such property, money or thing in action, or the payment or delivery thereof to the defendant, except when such trust has, in good faith, been created by, or the fund so held in trust has proceeded from some person other than the defendant himself.
Page 525 - Upon this principle it was decided, in a modern case, that payment of money to an executor, who has obtained probate of a forged will, is a discharge to the debtor of the...
Page 523 - The will was admitted to probate by the surrogate of the county of Hudson, in May, 1869, and letters testamentary issued to Cornelius Vreeland, the executor therein named.