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Writing under his hand

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Resignation

of the High Court of Justice, or of the Court of Appeal, may be vacated by resignation in writing under his hand, addressed to the Lord Chancellor, without any deed of surrender, (English) Jud. Act, 1873, s. 7 (see now

Foreign Courts

have no seal, then proof by an exemplification under the hand of the chief judge of the Court (his hand writing being judge of the Court (his handwriting being proved) will be received. See Piggott on Foreign Judgmets.

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Acquintance

reserved upon a lease, etc., and the party to whom it is due, on receipt thereof, gives a writing under his hand witnessing that he is paid, this will be such a discharge in Law that he cannot demand and

Trust

creations of trusts or confidences of any lands, tenements, or hereditaments shall be manifested and proved by some writing, signed by the party who is by law enabled to declare such trust, or by his will, or … be established by any subsequent acknowledgment of the trustee, however informally or indirectly made, as by a letter under his hand, by his statement of defence in an action, or by a recital in a deed, provided it relate

Escrow

Escrow, a writing under seal delivered to a third person, to be delivered by him to the person whom it purports to … amount of time or until the occurrence of a condition at which time the third party is to hand over the document or property to the promisee, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 565.

Institutions

of a written instrument, drawn for this purpose, with the episcopal seal appended, which the clerk holds in his hand during the ceremony. Notice, one month before institution, must be given by the bishop to the churchwardens of … complete body of law. But these works were not adapted to the purposes of elementary instruction, and the writings of the ancient jurists were no longer allowed to have any authority, except so far as they had

Receipt

Receipt, an acknowledgment in writing of having received a sum of money, which is prima facie but not conclusive evidence of payment, Skaife … s. 8] by the person to whom the receipt is given before he delivers it out of his hands. The receipt form sometimes indorsed upon a cheque or other bill of exchanges requires a 2d. stamp under

Debt

attachment of debts, see that title. Debts are assignable at law, if the assignment is absolute and in writing, where express written notice of the assignment is given to the debtor, trustee, or other person from whom … balance which may remain after satisfying a garnishee order is effective and attaches to the balance in the hands of the debtor after payment into court under the order, Yates v. Terry, (1902) 1 KB 527 CA.

Notice to quit

lease is sufficient, but where a power is given to determine a lease on giving a notice in writing, it cannot be determined on giving a verbal notice. The notice should, however, in all cases be in … without further proof of its having been explained to the servant, or that it came to the tenant's hands, is not sufficient. If a landlord receive or distrain for rent due after the expiration of a notice

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