Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia: With Select Cases Relating Chiefly to Points of Practice, Decided by the Superior Court of Chancery for the Richmond District ... [1806-1810], Tom 11Smith & Maxwell, printers, 1808 |
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Strona 6
... persons subject to its jurisdiction within the common- wealth , and those acts which , in that case , they might be ... person may not be decreed to cancel a deed obtained here , by fraud , for lands lying in Kentucky , should the case ...
... persons subject to its jurisdiction within the common- wealth , and those acts which , in that case , they might be ... person may not be decreed to cancel a deed obtained here , by fraud , for lands lying in Kentucky , should the case ...
Strona 16
... persons residing there , and therefore the attach- in chancery , ments should be discharged as to those debts , the ... person , for the faithful administration of which P. 101 . he has already given security , and if , in prosecuting ...
... persons residing there , and therefore the attach- in chancery , ments should be discharged as to those debts , the ... person , for the faithful administration of which P. 101 . he has already given security , and if , in prosecuting ...
Strona 23
... person who made up between him and the plaintiff , the court had no power to receive special bail , and set aside that issue . ance bail , file a plea Chapman Johnson , in support of the 1st point , relied and go to tri on the language ...
... person who made up between him and the plaintiff , the court had no power to receive special bail , and set aside that issue . ance bail , file a plea Chapman Johnson , in support of the 1st point , relied and go to tri on the language ...
Strona 32
... person to whom he sold them , not to himself ; and there . fore he should not be responsible for them . This court ought to presume , as to any other children of Mary , that there were none such , as the appellees took their decree ...
... person to whom he sold them , not to himself ; and there . fore he should not be responsible for them . This court ought to presume , as to any other children of Mary , that there were none such , as the appellees took their decree ...
Strona 34
... person to buy them in for him : and that he , if Winston thought proper , would become the purchaser , and would make the negroes over to his children , as soon as Win- ston should pay him his debt with interest . To this o- verture ...
... person to buy them in for him : and that he , if Winston thought proper , would become the purchaser , and would make the negroes over to his children , as soon as Win- ston should pay him his debt with interest . To this o- verture ...
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Act of Assembly action admitted Admr affirmed agreement answer appear appellee assumpsit awarded bill of review bond brought cause certificate Chancellor circumstances claim Colston common law commonwealth complainant contended contract counsel County Court Court of Chancery court of equity creditors damages death debt declaration decree deed defendant demurrer detinue devise District Court entitled estate tail evidence ex'or execution executor fee simple fee tail fraud granted ground heirs High Court Hook husband injunction intention interest intestate issue John Hook John Randolph John Syme judgment JUNE jurisdiction jury land ment Meredith negroes Nelson NOVEMBER obtained OCTOBER opinion paid parties payment person plaintiff possession prove purchase question Randolph record remainder Richmond District Robinson Ross Rowton rule rule in Shelley's sheriff slaves suit Superior Court supersedeas taken term testimony thereof Timberlake tion trial verdict Wickham wife against CHAPMAN Winston witness words writ
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Strona 295 - Every estate in lands, which shall be granted, conveyed or devised to one, although other words heretofore necessary to transfer an estate of inheritance be not added, shall be deemed a fee simple estate of inheritance, if a less estate be not limited by express words, or do not appear to have been granted, conveyed, or devised by construction or operation of law.
Strona 85 - ... whether the writing produced be the will of the testator or not which shall be tried by a jury, or if neither party require a jury, by the court.
Strona 299 - ... that, in the construction of a will, the intention of the testator, as expressed in it, and collected from the whole of it, must prevail, provided it can be carried into effect...
Strona 243 - Grew, all my lands [naming them particularly;] to hold the same, with their appurtenances. to him the said George Grew, for and during the term of his natural life...
Strona 277 - ... of a devise to A. for life, and after his decease to the unborn children of B., this would be a contingent remainder in such children; but under a devise to A.
Strona 141 - Rights, which was notoriously framed with a cautious eye to this subject, and was meant to embrace the case of free citizens, or aliens only ; and not by a side wind to overturn the rights of property, and give freedom to those very people whom we have been compelled from imperious circumstances to retain, generally, in the same state of bondage that they were in at the revolution, in which they had no concern, agency or interest.
Strona 173 - Yet the lower rank of people, who were always fond of the old common law, still claim and exert their ancient privilege: and the courts of law will still permit a husband to restrain a wife of her liberty, in case of any gross misbehaviour.
Strona i - Reasonable notice shall be given by the party in whose favor the deposition is to be taken to the opposite party of the time and place of taking the same.
Strona 26 - Va.) 24, it was held, that a district court has no power or jurisdiction to reverse, alter or- amend a judgment given at a former term of the said court, which had- been entered on the order book and signed by a judge in open court.