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Ruling cases

Ruling cases, cases having much the same character and effect as Leading

Shelley's case, Rule in

Shelley's case, Rule in. intimately connected with the quantity of estate which a … Shelley's case, Rule in. intimately connected with the quantity of estate which

Decree

Decree [fr. decretum, Lat.], an edict, a law. The term was … In Scotland the judgment of a Court disposing of a case (accent on first syllable). Decree means a formal expression of

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Macnaughton's Case, Rules in

Macnaughton's Case, Rules in [4 St. Tr. (N.S.) 847]. A discussion took place … Macnaughton's Case, Rules in [4 St. Tr. (N.S.) 847]. A discussion took

Issue

case of a deed, see Norton on Deeds. Now the rule in Shelley's case (q.v.), having been abolished by s. 131, … 6 Co Rep 16 b, 17 a (q.v.), in such cases, 2 Fonbl. Eq. 69. (2) The profits arising from lands

Leading cases

equity, by Messrs. White and Tudor, in 1849. See also RULING CASES.

Ruling

Ruling, means the outcome of a court's decision either on some … decision either on some point of law or on the case as a whole, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1334.

Estoppel

even as to the facts recited in it. The general rule is that an indenture estops all who are parties to … Estoppel is but a rule of evidence and except is cases like those under s. 43 of the Transfer of Property

Rules of Court

Rules of Court, orders regulating the practice of the Courts; or … cause shall be granted in any action except in the cases in which an application for such rule or order is

Wild's case, Rule in

Wild's case, Rule in. A devise to B. and his children or issue, … Wild's case, Rule in. A devise to B. and his children or

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