Virginia Reports: Jefferson--33 Grattan, 1730-1880, Volúmenes1-2Michie Company, 1901 |
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... question upon the construction of the will of Robert Bur- ton , Jr. , between Mrs. Brown and John Burton , the latter insisting , that upon the death of Mrs. Brown , the whole estate will pass to him under the fourth clause of the will ...
... question upon the construction of the will of Robert Bur- ton , Jr. , between Mrs. Brown and John Burton , the latter insisting , that upon the death of Mrs. Brown , the whole estate will pass to him under the fourth clause of the will ...
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... question was cer- tainly a very doubtful one , upon which counsel and judges might very well differ . Being a question of construction of a will , it depended , almost entirely , upon the terms of the will , and the circumstances which ...
... question was cer- tainly a very doubtful one , upon which counsel and judges might very well differ . Being a question of construction of a will , it depended , almost entirely , upon the terms of the will , and the circumstances which ...
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... question decided had ruled all of the said exceptions , approved been the only question involved in the case . and confirmed the said report , and rendered John Burton not only acquiesced in the a decree accordingly . From that decree ...
... question decided had ruled all of the said exceptions , approved been the only question involved in the case . and confirmed the said report , and rendered John Burton not only acquiesced in the a decree accordingly . From that decree ...
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... questions arising in the case ) , upon which question we deem it un- necessary now to express an opinion ; there can be no doubt , but that he could have asked for such correction , when the case was before this court on the appeal from ...
... questions arising in the case ) , upon which question we deem it un- necessary now to express an opinion ; there can be no doubt , but that he could have asked for such correction , when the case was before this court on the appeal from ...
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... question of intention . The statute provides that it shall be con- strued to speak and take effect , as if it had ... question must become invalid merely by reason of the be answered in the affirmative . husband's death . " But it seems ...
... question of intention . The statute provides that it shall be con- strued to speak and take effect , as if it had ... question must become invalid merely by reason of the be answered in the affirmative . husband's death . " But it seems ...
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21 Gratt adm'r aforesaid after-discovered evidence amount answer appellee assignment authority bank bill of review bonds BOULDIN Campbell cause charged Circuit court claim commissioner Confederate currency Confederate money constitution contract conveyed counsel County court Court of Appeals court of equity creditor debt debtor decree deed of trust defendant dollars entitled error evidence ex'or executed executor fact fee simple filed fund ground Hale heirs held husband Idem intended interest Isaac Hale James John judge judgment jurisdiction jury land Leigh lien lumber March ment obligation opinion paid pardon parties payable payment plaintiff plaintiff in error possession principal prisoner proceedings purchase money question received rendered Richmond Robert Burton S. E. Rep says Seely sold statute suit term testator thereof tion tract treasury notes trial usurious valid verdict Virginia warehouse wharf wife Winston witness writ Wytheville
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Página 183 - ... the government, within the Constitution, has all the powers granted to it which are necessary to preserve its existence; as has been happily proved by the result of the great effort to throw off its just authority.
Página 184 - I repeat the declaration made a year ago, that " while I remain in my present position I shall not attempt to retract or modify the emancipation proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress.
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Página 359 - ... 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which provides that no State shall pass any law impairing the obligation of a contract, and also violated that clause of the fourteenth amendment of that instrument, which provides that no State shall deprive any person of property without due process of law.
Página 25 - And be it further enacted, that every will shall be construed, with reference to the real estate and personal estate comprised in it, to speak and take effect as if it had been executed immediately before the death of the testator, unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will.