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Execution of Wills
Execution of Wills. By the (English) Wills Act, 1837 (7 Wm. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 26), s. 9:- No will
Codicil
Codicil [fr. codicillus, Lat., a little book, tablet, or writing], a supplement to a will, containing anything which the testator wishes to add, or any explanation or revocation of what the will contains.
Assent of personal representatives
Assent of personal representatives, At Common Law the personal estate passing by the will of a deceased person, including chattels real vested in the executor, virtute officii. The property passed to the
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Frauds, Statute of
unwritten evidence. The greater part of the Statute of Frauds has been repealed by the following (English) statutes: Wills Act, 1837 (7 Will. 4 and 1 Vict. c. 26); Civil Procedure Act, 1879 (42 & 43 Vict.
Remainder
estate in possession is determined, the estate in remainder (if there be any), otherwise the estate in reversion, will become an estate in possession, with priority as to the estate in remainder, when there are several, according
bond
abstain from performing an act (as committing a crime) with the condition that failure to perform or abstain will obligate the person or often a surety to pay a sum of money or will result in the
child
and usually including one formally adopted compare issue NOTE: The word child as used in a statute or will is often held to include a stepchild, an illegitimate child, a person for whom one stands in loco
Advancement
Advancement, promotion; additional price. An advancement clause in a settlement or will is a provision authorizing the trustees, with the consent of the tenant for life, to pay by anticipation
Sufferance, Tenancy at
resides. Thus if A is a tenant for yes, and his term expires, or is a tenant at will, and his lessor dies, and he continues in possession without the disagreement of the person who is entitled
Undue influence
As to gifts, see title SPIRITUALISM and Lyon v. Home, (1868) LR 6 Eq 655, and as to wills, see Parfitt v. Lawless, (1872) LR 2 P&M 462. In the case of benefits or advantages obtained in
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