Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Ecclesiastical Courts at Doctors' Commons, and in the High Court of Delegates, Volume 1; Volume 15W. Benning, 1829 - Ecclesiastical law |
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1st Session 3d Session 4th Session administration admitted adultery affidavit allegation appears appointed Astley attested BENNET bequeathed brother BRYDGES By-Day cause ceased Churchwardens circumstances citation Clopton codicil Consistory Constable contrà costs Court of Arches Court of Equity Curiam death deceased deceased's declared decree deponent deposes died disposition EASTER TERM Elizabeth EMANUEL evidence examined execution executor expences facts Farley fraud give GOUDE GRIGNION hand-writing Henry Wyatt HILARY TERM Hillam HOBY Huble husband INGRAM intention interrogatory James King John Clopton jurisdiction Lady legacy letter libel Lord Portsmouth Lushington marriage Mary MICHAELMAS TERM mind Motion granted opinion paper parish party pleaded Portsmouth possession Prankard Prerogative Court present probate proceedings Proctor pronounce proof propounded proved proxy question resided residuary legatee respect revoked Richard Wyatt Sir JOHN NICHOLL sister solicitor STEIBEL suit testamentary Thomas tion TRINITY TERM trust widow wife William witness Wyllie
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Page 236 - In witness whereof, I have to this, my last will, set my hand, this 3rd December, 1834. "JAMES WOOD.
Page 52 - That any soldier being in actual military service, or any mariner or seaman being at sea, may dispose of his personal estate as he might have done before the making of this act.
Page 541 - The influence to vitiate an act must amount to force and coercion destroying free agency, it must not be the influence of affection and attachment; it must not be the mere desire of gratifying the wishes of another, for that would be a very strong ground in support of a testamentary act.
Page 230 - ... every such offender shall be guilty, of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable to any of the punishments which the court may award as hereinbefore
Page 230 - Court may award, as hereinbefore last mentioned; and it shall not in any Indictment for such Offence be necessary to allege that such Will, Codicil, or other Instrument, is the Property of any Person, or that the same is of any Value.
Page 60 - Prsecipe for Citation. In her Majesty's Court of Probate. Citation [or citation to see proceedings] for AB of against CD, in a matter of proving in solemn form of law the last will and testament with codicils of EF, late of in the county of, &c., deceased [or generally describing the nature of the suit].
Page 342 - ... gone through without exposure and detection; but here a mixture of both, by no means uncommon, is set up — considerable natural weakness, growing at length, from being left to itself and uncontrolled, into practices so irrational and unnatural as in some instances to be bordering...
Page 184 - Reed, as the reputed father thereof, by or on behalf of the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish...
Page 353 - Lordship's part to this marriage. A marriage so had wants the essential ingredient to render the contract valid — the consent of a free and rational agent. The marriage itself and the circumstances immediately connected with it do not tend to establish restored sanity; it was neither "a rational act," nor was it " rationally done" — the whole " sounds to folly" and negatives sanity of mind.
Page 729 - A man, it is true, who has forgiven adultery, cannot bring a suit; but when he complains of his wife, will her forgiveness of his previous misconduct make him a proper person to receive the sentence of the Court? If both are equally guilty, will her condonation make him...