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Capita, Per
and altered and diminished family rights in the distribution of intestate estates. See Widow in regard to all deaths after 1925.
Chattels or catals
(x) provides a definition of 'personal chattels' upon an intestacy. The statutory definition excludes chattels used at the death of the intestate for business purposes, and money or securities for money. Chattels Real are estates or interests
Inheritance
Inheritance, or hereditary succession, is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate by right of representation as his heir t law. The 'canons of … the rules directing the descent of real property throughout the lineal and collateral consanguinity of the owner dying intestate. These rules have been abolished in the case of deaths after January 1st, 1926, with a few exceptions
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Relation
to take effect 'by relation' from the time preceding. Thus letters of administration relate back to the intestate death, and not to the time when they were granted; see Re Pryse, 1904, P. 301; Fosterv. Bates, (1843)
Property
an estate in remainder or reversion or as a trustee, executrix or administratix; and the date of the death of the testator or intestate shall be deemed to be the time at which any such wife becomes
Loan societies
stamp duty. They are also placed on the same footing with savings banks, in the event of the death of a claimant intestate who is entitled to less than 50l., the production of a will or letters
Descent Cast
Descent Cast, the devolving of realty upon the heir on the death before 1926 of his ancestor intestate.
Special occupancy
Wills Act, 1837 (7 Wm. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 26), ss. 3, 6; but in case of death of the tenant pur autre vie, after 1925, the equitable interest apparently devolves on the special personal representatives … 1925, the equitable interest apparently devolves on the special personal representatives of the deceased, and if he dies intestate, upon trust for sale for the benefit of persons entitled under the Administration of Estates Act, 1925 (see
Heir
heirs are comprehended in infinitum. A person who, under the laws of intestacy, is entitled to receive an intestate decedents property, esp. real property, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 727. The (English) Admin. Of Estates Act, … 45, having abolished all modes of descent of real property obtaining before 1st January, 1926, in regard to deaths taking place after 1925, except in a few cases (see DESCENT and DEVOLUTION), the importance of the 'heir'
Conversion, equitable
law of the heirs of a lunatic who had attained the age of 21 in 1925 and died intestate without having recovered his testamentary capacity (s. 51 (2) ibid.) and otherwise, cf. ss. 51 (1) and 51 … into money to the personal representatives. The importance of this distinction has been diminished in the case of deaths occurring after 1925, the rule of descent of realty and personalty having been assimilated, s. 45, A.E. Act,
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