| Michael Thompson - 1863 - 472 էջ
...cancelled, torn, or obliterated by the testator or his directions in manner aforesaid, or unless the same be altered by some other will or codicil in writing,...former law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. Ib., sec. 4. in his presence. If the testator produced a will already signed to the witnesses, and... | |
| John Scott, Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas - 1865 - 534 էջ
...cancelled, torn, or obliterated by the testator, or his directions, in mauner aforesaid, or unless the same be altered by some other will or codicil in writing,...former law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding." dence which could supply that deficiency. It is impossible here to say that the jury did not understand... | |
| Great Britain. Courts - 1865 - 1004 էջ
...that all devises of lands shall remain in force until the same be burnt, &c., " or unless the same be altered by some other will or codicil in writing,...presence of three or four witnesses, declaring the same." It has been considered (a) that the words ''signed in the presence," &c. refer not to " will" and "codicil,"... | |
| Isaac Fletcher Redfield - 1865 - 894 էջ
...28. 1. The statute of frauds,1 requires all revocations of wills of real estate, to be by writing, signed in the presence of three or four witnesses, declaring the same; or by "burning," &c., and the substance of this provision has been reUnacted in most of the American... | |
| District of Columbia - 1868 - 506 էջ
...cancelled, torn or obliterated, by the testator, or his directions in manner aforesaid, or unless the same be altered by some other will or codicil in writing,...former law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. CHAPTER II. 1. If any person, to whom a will or codicil hath been or shall be delivered by the party... | |
| Great Britain. Courts - 1869 - 704 էջ
...be burnt, cancelled, torn or obliterated by the testator, or by his directions ; or unless the same be altered by some other will or codicil in writing, or other writing." The alterations in this will do not, in „„._-, my opinion, 'answer the description given in the... | |
| Josiah William Smith - 1870 - 730 էջ
...torn, or obliterated by the testator or his directions, in the manner aforesaid, or unless the same be altered by some other will or codicil in writing...former law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding " ((?). By s. 22 of the same statute, it is provided that no will in writing concerning any goods or... | |
| Great Britain. Courts - 1870 - 540 էջ
...cancelled, torn, or obliterated by the testator, or his directions, in manner aforesaid, or unless the same be altered by some other will or codicil in writing,...the devisor, signed in the presence of three or four witnessest declaring the same ; any former law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding." dence which... | |
| John Williams, Sir Edmund Saunders - 1871 - 756 էջ
...torn, or obliterated " by the testator, or his directions " in manner aforesaid, or unless " the same be altered by some " other will or codicil in writing,...of three " or four witnesses declaring the " same." See 2 Black. Rep. 1 043. Bill v. Thomas (y). Before this statute, wills of Winn; or "should anything... | |
| Georgia. Supreme Court - 1873 - 776 էջ
...cancelled, torn or obliterated by the testator, or his direction, in manner aforesaid, or unless the same be altered by some other will or codicil, in writing,...former law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding." This section not only points out the specific modes in which a will may be revoked, (among which subsequent... | |
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