 | 1881 - 628 páginas
...religion, or morality, nor impinge on any statute. Whether he knew Blackstone defined a will to be " the legal declaration of a man's intentions which he wills to be performed after his death," we are not informed. Nevertheless he did execute a last will and testament in due... | |
 | Henry Gilbert Rawson - 1882 - 276 páginas
...estate-tail ; but if he have issue at the time, B. and his children take joint estates for life. Will, " the legal declaration of a man's intentions, which he wills to be performed after his death." Will, Estate at. This estate entitles the grantee or lessee to the possession of... | |
 | Bengal (India) - 1883 - 760 páginas
...law,"-: — it may be remarked that a Will, according to his own definition, is nothing more or less than the legal declaration of a man's intentions, which he wills to be performed after his death, while a Hindu's Will is denned by Mr. H. Colebrooke to be in fact a gift in contemplation... | |
 | 1899 - 962 páginas
...testamentary die- я position. It IB emphatically the will of the» person who makes it, and ls*defined to be "the* legal declaration of a man's intentions, which he wills to be performed after his death." These Intentions are to be collected from his words, and ought to be carried Into... | |
 | John Bouvier - 1883 - 876 páginas
...our will concerning that which any one wishes done after his death (or, as Blackstone translates, " the legal declaration of a man's intentions which he wills to be performed after his death"). 2 Bla. Com. 499 ; Dig. 28. 1. 1 ; 29. 3. 2. 1. Tentamentum otnne morte conywumatttm.... | |
 | North Carolina. Supreme Court - 1884 - 860 páginas
...prevail, provided it be not inconsistent with the rules of law. 1 Blk. Rep., <>72. A will is defined to be "the legal declaration of a man's intentions which he wills to be performed after his death." 2 PKICE v. JOHNSON. BlU. Com., 499. These intentions are to be collected from his... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1894 - 782 páginas
...testamentary disposition. It is emphatically the will of the person who makes it, and is defined to be 'the legal declaration of a man's intentions, which he wills to be performed after his death.' These intentions are to be collected from his words, and ought to be carried into... | |
 | Henry Gilbert Rawson - 1884 - 362 páginas
...possession of securities, land, &c., are liable for losses caused by their wilful default. Will, " the legal declaration of a man's intentions, which he wills to be performed after his death." It is revocable during the testator's lifetime. It must as a rule be in writing (see... | |
 | Edward Henslowe Bedford - 1884 - 318 páginas
...Act, 1882, s. 7. CHAPTER XX. THE CONVEYANCE BY DEVISE. What is a will or testament and a codicil ? The legal declaration of a man's intentions which he wills to be performed after his death. A codicil, derived from the Latin word codicillm, is a supplement to a will containing... | |
 | 1885 - 948 páginas
...intention which she wills to be performed, answering the description of a will as legally defined: "The legal declaration of a man's intentions, which he wills to be performed after his death." 2 Bl. Coium. 499. We think the language of this condition fully sufficient to create... | |
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It is emphatically the will of the person who makes it, and is defined to be ' the legal declaration of a man's intentions which he wills to be performed after his death. 
