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The Hand-Book of the Law of Legacies

The Hand-Book of the Law of Legacies

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Author
Anonymous
Title
The hand-book of the law of legacies
Original Publication
United Kingdom: Robert Tyas, 1841
Credits
deaurider, Franciszek Skawiński and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
Subject
Legacies -- Great Britain
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 69686
Release Date
January 2, 2023
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.LAW OF LEGACIES;
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.PREFACE.
  4. 4.CONTENTS.
  5. 5.THE LAW OF LEGACIES.
  6. 6.CHAPTER I. — INTRODUCTION.—LEGACIES AND LEGATEES. — LEGACIES AND LEGATEES.
  7. 7.CHAPTER II. — THE ASSETS. — REAL ASSETS. — PERSONAL ASSETS. — LEGAL ASSETS OF CHOSES IN ACTION. — EQUITABLE ASSETS. — CONTINGENT AND DEPENDENT ASSETS.
  8. 8.CHAPTER III. — MARSHALLING OF THE ASSETS.
  9. 9.CHAPTER IV. — LEGACIES—GENERAL, SPECIFIC, LAPSED, VESTED, DEMONSTRATIVE. — GENERAL LEGACIES. — SPECIFIC LEGACIES. — THE VESTING OF LEGACIES. — THE LAPSING OF LEGACIES. — DEMONSTRATIVE LEGACIES.
  10. 10.CHAPTER V. — ASSENT TO LEGACIES. — ASSENT OF THE EXECUTOR — NATURE OF THE ASSENT. — ABSOLUTE AND CONDITIONAL ASSENT.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VI. — PAYMENT OF LEGACIES. — THE LEGATEES. — TO WHOM LEGACIES SHOULD BE PAID. — DUTY UPON LEGACIES. — INTEREST ON LEGACIES.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VII. — THE ADEMPTION, CUMULATION, AND ABATEMENT OF LEGACIES. — THE ADEMPTION OF LEGACIES. — THE CUMULATION OF LEGACIES. — LEGACIES IN SATISFACTION OF DEBT. — ABATEMENT AND REFUNDING OF LEGACIES.
  13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. — LEGACIES TO EXECUTORS,—AND LEGATEES’ REMEDIES AGAINST THEM. — LEGATEES’ REMEDY AGAINST THE EXECUTOR.
  14. 14.Transcriber’s Notes

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