 | Delaware - Law - 1816 - 766 pages
...obliterated, by !809 the testator or testatrix, or by his or her directions, in manner aforesaid, or unless the same be altered, by some other will or codicil in writing, or other writing of the testator or testatrix, signed in the presence of two or more credible witnesses, declaring the same,... | |
 | Thomas Peake - Evidence (Law) - 1804 - 534 pages
...burnt, cancelled, torn, or •obliterated by the testator, or by his directions in manner aforesaid; or unless the same be altered by some other will or codicil...of the devisor, signed in the presence of three or more witnesses, declaring the same; any former law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding." Tin's... | |
 | Law - 1805 - 678 pages
...and subscribe the same, in the Presence of the said Devisor, — as his last Will and Testament; or unless the same be altered by some other Will or Codicil in the Hand-writing of the Devisor, elated and subscribed by him, declaring the same ; any former Law... | |
 | William Roberts - Evidence (Law) - 1807 - 522 pages
...burnt, "cancelled, torn, or obliterated by the testator, or his directions, in manner aforesaid, or unless the same be altered by some other will or codicil in writing, or other writing of the i devisor, signed in the presence of three or four witnesses, declaring the same ; any former law or... | |
 | William Roberts - Wills - 1809 - 750 pages
...burnt, cancelled, torn, or obliterated, by the testator, or his directions, in manner aforesaid, or unless the same be altered by some other will or codicil...presence of three or four witnesses, declaring the same ; any former law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority... | |
 | Horace Binney, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1810 - 642 pages
...&c.; " but all -devises of land shall remain in force, until the same " be burnt, cancelled Sec., or unless the same be altered by ** some other will or...signed in the presence of three or four witnesses de" daring the same." The statute is expressed in very clear terms, and the construction has been,... | |
 | Virginia, William Waller Hening - Law - 1819 - 620 pages
...cancelled, torn, or obliterated, by the < xstator himself, or by his directions in manner afore* said, or unless the same be altered by some other will, or...writing of the devisor, signed in the presence of two or more witnesses, declaring the same; any law, or usage, to the contrary notwithstanding. j^.... | |
 | William Selwyn - Nisi prius - 1812 - 732 pages
...burnt, cancelled, torn, or obliterated by the testator, or by his directions, in manner aforesaid; or unless the same be altered by some other will or codicil,...presence of three or four witnesses, declaring the same." No devise in writing, of lands, $c. shall be revocable, otherwife than by some other will or codicil,... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, James Burrow - Law reports, digests, etc - 1812 - 650 pages
...force, until the same be burnt, &c. ; " or unless the same be altered by some other will or co" dicil in writing, or other writing of the devisor, signed...of three or four witnesses, declaring the " same." Now here are none of these circumstances used in what is pretended to be a revocation of this first... | |
 | Joseph Gabbett - Law reports, digests, etc - 1812 - 700 pages
...force until the same be burnt, &c. as aforesaid, or unless the same be altered by some other will, &c. signed in the presence of three or [*four] witnesses declaring the same. TO remove the doubts as to who shall be deemed legal witnesses within the intent of this act, the 55... | |
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... or unless the same be altered by some other will or codicil in writing, or other writing of the devisor, signed in the presence of three or four witnesses declaring the same; any former law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. 
