 No will made within this state, except such nuncupative wills as are mentioned in the following section, shall be effectual to pass any estate, whether real or personal, nor to charge, or in any way affect the same, unless it be in writing, and signed...  Massachusetts Reports - Page 74by Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1898Full view - About this book
 | Samuel March Phillipps - Evidence (Law) - 1822 - 644 pages
...particular custom, shall be in writing, and signed by the party so devising the same, or by some other person in his presence and by his express direction, and attested and subscribed in the presence of the said devisor by three or four credible witnesses, or else they shall be utterly... | |
 | New York (State) - Law - 1829 - 876 pages
...his life time, or by his last will and testament in writing, signed by such father, or by some other person in his presence, and by his express direction, and attested and subscribed in the presence of such father, by three or more credible witnesses, in such manner and form, and from... | |
 | New Jersey. Court of Chancery - Law reports, digests, etc - 1903 - 930 pages
...charge or in any way affect the same, unless it be in writing, and signed by the testator, or by some person in his presence and by his express direction, and attested and subscribed, in the presence of the testator, by three or more competent witnesses." On the point in question the learned... | |
 | South Carolina, Thomas Cooper, David James McCord - Law - 1839 - 878 pages
...thereof by will in writing, to he signed by the person deviv witnesses. ing' the same, or some other person in his presence and by his express direction, and attested and subscribed by three credible witnesses, in the presence of the said devisor. III. And be it further enacted by... | |
 | Michigan - Session laws - 1839 - 426 pages
...change or in any way to effect the same, unless it be in writing and signed by the testator, or by some person in his presence, and by his express direction, and attested and subscribed in the presence of the testator by three or more competent witnesses, (if made within this state,) and... | |
 | Michigan - Law - 1839 - 396 pages
...change or in any way to effect the same, unless it be in writing and signed by the testator, or by some person in his presence, and by his express direction, and attested and subscribed in the presence of the testator by three or more competent witnesses, (if made within this state,) and... | |
 | Great Britain. Courts - Ecclesiastical law - 1843 - 662 pages
...Viet. c. 26, sec. 9. By the former, the will was to be signed by the party devising, or by some other person in his presence and by his express direction, and " attested and subscribed in the presence of the devisor, by three or Construction four credible witnesses." Under this Statute,... | |
 | John Adams - Ejectment - 1846 - 458 pages
...freehold interests should be in writing, " signed by the party so devising the same, or by some other person in his presence, and by his express direction, and attested and subscribed in the presence of the devisor, by three or four credible witnesses," whilst bequests of personalty were... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Hall - Real property - 1847 - 480 pages
...(except nuncupative wills of personal property) to be in writing, and signed by the testator, or by some person in his presence, and by his express direction, and attested and subscribed in the presence of such testator, by two or more competent witnesses." [RS, 491, Sec. 1.] Oxford; BLAcEFORD,... | |
 | Wisconsin. Legislature. Senate - Legislation - 1895 - 1114 pages
...change or in any way affect the same, unless it be in writing and signed by the testator or by some person in his presence and by his express direction, and attested and subscribed in the presence of the testator by two or more competent witnesses in the presence of each other, and... | |
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