Reports of Cases in Chancery, Argued and Determined in the Rolls Court During the Time of Lord Langdale, Master of the Rolls. [1838-1866], Volume 27Saunders and Benning, 1861 - Equity |
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act of parliament aforesaid afterwards agent agreement amount annuity apply appointed argued assignment attained twenty-one Attorney-General BANK OF LONDON Beav BECKTON bequeathed bequest bill canal Carron Company Caterham charity Charles Dickens claim codicil costs Court Court of Equity daughter Dawson debts decease declared decree deed Defendant directed Earl of Dysart effect entitled equity executed executors fund gift held Henry Bunny hereditaments interest issue John John Sadleir July land lease legacies legal personal representative legatee liable Lord marriage Mary MASTER ment Messrs mortgage niece official manager opinion paid Palmer pany parties partnership payable payment personal estate Plaintiff profits purchase purchase-money purpose question Railway Company real estate rent residuary residue respect ROLLS Selwyn settlement shares solicitor statute suit Swinfen tenant testator died testatrix thereof tion trust Tyrrell vested Vict widow wife William words
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Page 398 - We, the several persons whose names and addresses are subscribed, are desirous of being formed into a company, in pursuance of this memorandum of association, and we respectively agree to take the number of shares in the capital of the company set opposite our respective names.
Page 175 - ... contract or agreement, or against the commission or continuance of any wrongful act, or for the specific performance of any covenant, contract or agreement...
Page 239 - ... that has been acquired by the old firm in carrying on its business, whether connected with the premises in which the business was previously carried on, or with the name of the late firm, or with any other matter carrying with it the benefit of the business.
Page 576 - I am warranted to make a precedent; and to determine, that wherever a legacy is given to a person under a particular character, which he has falsely assumed, and which alone can be supposed the motive of the bounty, the law will not permit him to avail himself of it; and therefore he cannot demand his legacy.
Page 243 - And be it enacted, that no party shall at any time be required to sell or convey to the promoters of the undertaking a part only of any house or other building or manufactory if such party be willing and able to sell and convey the whole thereof.
Page 74 - Boll for life, with remainder to his first and other sons successively in tail male, with remainder to...
Page 399 - The Office of Director shall be vacated, — If he holds any other Office or Place of Profit under the Company...
Page 656 - ... and specific object or purpose connected with such charity, in pursuance of any rule or resolution made or adopted by the governing or managing body of such charity, or of any donation or bequest in aid of any fund so set apart or appropriated for any such object or purpose as aforesaid, shall be subject to the jurisdiction or control of the said board or the powers or provisions of this Act...
Page 570 - Ireland to order the costs of the following matters, including therein all reasonable charges and expenses incident thereto, to be paid by the promoters of the undertaking ; (that is to say...
Page 80 - If the settlement is incorrectly or ambiguously expressed, if it contains conflicting and contradictory clauses, so as to leave, in a degree, uncertain the period at which, or the contingency upon which, the shares are to vest, the Court leans strongly towards the construction which gives a vested interest to the child, when that child stands in need of a provision ; usually as to sons at the age (a) 2 Peere Wmi. 612. (6) 3 Ves. $ B. 85. age of twenty-one, and as to daughters at that age or 1859....