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Copyhold
as he may enjoy in freeholds, as an estate in fee-simple or (by particular custom) fee-tail, or for life, and he may have only a chattel interest of an estate for years in it. By the custom … land belong to the lord, and so does the timber, whence the maxim, 'The oak scorns to grow save on free land.' There are four circumstances necessary to the existence of a copyhold estate:'(1) A manor; (2)
Roman Catholics
(11 & 12 Wm. 3, c. 4), punishing any Papist assuming the education of youth with imprisonment for life. Exclusion from Parliament was effected by the requirement of the Declaration against Trans-ubstantiation (see TRANSUBSTANT- IATION) from members … religious orders, communities, or societies of the Church of Rome, bound by religious or monastic vows,' with a saving, however, for any 'religious order, community, or establishment of females bound by religious or monastic vows.' The Roman
Insurance
marine policies. The interest of the insured must exist (a) marine insurance, at the time of loss; (b) life, at time of effecting the insurance; (c) fire, through-out the period insured. Insurance generally provide either against risks … does not otherwise come under the heading of general average or total loss. Losses where the goods are saved, but in such a state as to be unfit to forward to their destination, and where the ship
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Merger
inferior or less estate than a freehold, e.g., if the leasehold reversion became merged in an estate for life or other freehold estate, any sub-lease was terminated, the rent of the sub-lease and all remedies for it … be merged when the same person who is bound to pay is also entitled to receive, Pacific States Savings & Loan Co. v. Strobeck, 33 P 2d 1063, 1066, 139 Cal App 427. Merger, is the counter-part
Donatio mortis causa
it is a gift which can only be made effectual by obtaining payment of it in the donor's lifetime, and is revoked by his death; see Tate v. Hilbert, (1793) 2 Ves Jun 111; Re Beaumont, (1902) … Ch 889. And so a promissory note not payable to bearer. But a deposit in the Post Office Savings Bank can be the subject of such a gift [Re Weston, (1902) 1 Ch 680; Re Andrews, (1902)
Uniformity, Act of
at assizes by judge and jury with diocesan assessorship, and impose very severe punishments on convicted offenders-imprisonment for life being the punishment on a third conviction. Later Acts (UK).-The Prayer Book (Table of Lessons) Act, 1871 (34 … except an ordained priest shall be beneficed or administer the Sacrament on pain of 100l. penalty. There are savings for Latin prayers in the college chapels of Oxford and Cambridge Univer-sities and in the convocations of either
Marriage settlement
property is frequently settled on the husband or the wife, according to the source of the property, for life, with remainder to the first and other sons in tail with remainder to the daughters in tail, the … for the benefit of the husband and wife and the issue of the marriage. There is an express saving for such a settlement in s. 19 of the (English) Married Women's Property Act, 1882, and see the
Magna Carta
measures.' See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. The 26th, 27th, and 28th chapters, relating to the writ of inquisition of life and member, and the old feudal tenures and wager of law, have been superseded by their abolition. The … small fault, but after the manner of the fault, and for a great fault after the greatness thereof, saving to him his contenement; and a merchant likewise, saving to him his merchandise; and any other's villein than
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