Virginia Reports: Jefferson--33 Grattan, 1730-1880Michie Company, 1902 |
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acres act of Assembly action admitted affirmed aforesaid afterwards agreement answer appear appellee assigned assumpsit award bill bond cause certificates chattels cited claim clause common law considered contract County Court Court of Chancery Court of Equity coverture creditors damages David Meade debt decided decision declaration decree deed defendant demurrer devise District Court entitled evidence execution executor fee simple feme covert fendant give given Gratt heir High Court husband intention interest issue John Judge judgment jurisdiction jury land Legislature liable limitation ment mentioned monographic note mortgage Munf objection opinion paid parties payment PENDLETON plaintiff plea plead Pleasants possession present principal proved purchase question reason record remainder reversed rule scire facias Sheriff shew shewn slaves statute suit supersedeas taken thereof tion tract trial usury vested void whole Wickham wife William Champe witness words writ writ of right
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Página 267 - BBOWN, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit : " Sertorius : or, the Roman Patriot.
Página 7 - Call, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit : " Reports of cases argued and adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
Página 74 - ... do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament...
Página 285 - ... judgment of the said writ and declaration, and that the same may be quashed;" and as only the relief asked can be awarded, a mistake in this regard is fatal to the plea.
Página 63 - In fee simple, and the same shall be discharged of the conditions annexed thereto by the common law, restraining alienations before the donee shall have issue, so that the donee, or person In whom the conditional fee Is vested, or shall vest, shall have the same power over the said estates, as If they were pure and absolute fees...
Página 370 - This day came again the parties by their counsel, and the court, having maturely considered the transcript of the record of the decree aforesaid, and the arguments of counsel, is of opinion, for reasons stated in writing and filed with the record, that the...
Página 308 - A surety," to use the language of Sir S. Romilly 's reply, "will be entitled to every remedy which the creditor has against the principal debtor, to enforce every security and all means of payment ; to stand in the place of the creditor, not only through the medium of contract, but even by means of securities entered into without the knowledge of the surety; having a right to have those securities transferred to him, though there was no stipulation for that...
Página 32 - But if the bargain proceeds from and is connected with a treaty for the loan or forbearance of money, it is usury; because the vendor is supposed to have submitted to a disadvantageous price, under the influence of that necessity which the statute meant to protect him against.
Página 237 - That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed; nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Página 41 - It is therefore considered by the court, that the said judgment be reversed and annulled; and that...