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BROTHER,

of half blood, when entitled to administration, 6.

CHARITABLE USES,

bequests to charities void in what cases, 175-177. 343–351.
in what cases not, 352–359.

how a charity may be perpetuated by a bequest of money, 358.
in bequests to charities the objects should be properly des-
cribed, 360-365.

in favour of charity, court of chancery will supply the place of
an executor, 360, 361.

will execute a general charitable intention, 369.

will not marshal assets, 349. 354.

increased rents of charity estates, how applied, 364, 365.
devise to a superstitious use though void, yet good as a charitable
disposition, 367.

in what cases the heir or next of kin of the testator take, 368.
the crown distributes a charitable fund, 368, 369. n.
the court of chancery, 369. n.

CHATTELS,

personal, 34.

real, ib.

may be entailed, when and to what extent, 172–175.
CHILD POSTHUMOUS,

entitled to a share in distribution, 95. 133.

may be a legatee, 216.

when entitled to participate in a gift to children, 216–218.

CODICIL,

definition of, 251.

operation of, as a republication, 251, 252.

after-purchased estates will pass by, when, 253, n.

CO-EXECUTORS,

regarded as one person, 25.

CO-HEIRESSES,

when advanced to abate for the same, 85.

COLLATERALS,

how far representation among, admitted, 93. 97.

COLLIGENDUM,

grant of letters ad, 261.

CORN,

sown, to whom it shall go, 35.

COPYHOLD,

governed by custom, 128.

how devised, 161.

surrender of, to use of will, not necessary, 162. n.
witnesses to a will of, 206..

COSTS,

when executor or administrator shall pay, 53, 54.
when not, ib. n.

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BROTHER,

of half blood, when entitled to administration, 6.

CHARITABLE USES,

bequests to charities void in what cases, 175-177. 343-551.
in what cases not, 352-359.

how a charity may be perpetuated by a bequest of money, 358.
in bequests to charities the objects should be properly des-
cribed, 360-365.

in favour of charity, court of chancery will supply the place of
an executor, 360, 361.

will execute a general charitable intention, 369.

will not marshal assets, 349. 354.

increased rents of charity estates, how applied, 364, 365.
devise to a superstitious use though void, yet good as a charitable
disposition, 367.

in what cases the heir or next of kin of the testator take, 368.
the crown distributes a charitable fund, 368, 369. n.
the court of chancery, 369. n.

CHATTELS,

personal, 34.

real, ib.

may be entailed, when and to what extent, 172–175.
CHILD POSTHUMOUS,

entitled to a share in distribution, 95. 133.

may be a legatee, 216.

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when entitled to participate in a gift to children, 216–218.

CODICIL,

definition of, 251.

operation of, as a republication, 251, 252.

after-purchased estates will pass by, when, 253, n.

CO-EXECUTORS,

regarded as one person, 25.

CO-HEIRESSES,

when advanced to abate for the same, 85.

COLLATERALS,

how far representation among, admitted, 93. 97.
COLLIGENDUM,

grant of letters ad, 261.

CORN,

sown, to whom it shall go, 35.

COPYHOLD,

governed by custom, 128.

how devised, 161.

surrender of, to use of will, not necessary, 162. n.
witnesses to a will of, 206..

COSTS,

when executor or administrator shall pay, 53, 54.
when not, ib. n.

COVENANT. See ACTIONS.

debts arising out of, when to be paid, 70.

when share under statute shall be in satisfaction of, 84, n.

CREDITOR,

administration granted to, 7.

may call for an inventory when, 45. n.

may object to it, where, 48.

by simple contract of a trader, remedy of against real assets,

55. n.

consequence of his being appointed executor, 207. n.

legacy to a, when in satisfaction of a debt, when not, 212-214.
donatio mortis causâ not prevalent against, 233. n.

marshalling assets in favor of, 310. 321.

CROSS REMAINDERS, 198.

CUMULATIVE LEGACIES. See LEGACY.
CURTESY, tenant by the, 119–122.

CUSTOMS,

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consequence of his not paying them in order, 79.

notice of, when executor to have, 73.

equitable assets how applied in paying, 78.

legacy when a satisfaction of, 213. n.

barred by the statute of limitations not revived by a devise to

pay debts, 313. n.

interest when payable on, 314.

what amounts to a charge of, upon real estate, 322, n.

DECREE,

in equity equivalent to judgment at law, 69.

DESCENT of Lands, 108-117.

DEVASTAVIT,

whall shall be, 73. n.

by husband, wife liable for, when, 209. n.

by one of several executors, 276.

may be proved under commission of bankrupt executor, 289.

DEVISE,

executory, what is, 193.

when void for uncertainty, 195.

what words necessary to convey a fee by, 195, 196.

an estate tail, 197.

an estate for life, ib.

when revoked, by a subsequent conveyance, 241–246,
lapsed, 325, 326, 273, n.

DEVISEE,

when liable to pay simple contract debts, 55. n.
specialty debts, 117.

assets when marshalled against a, 321–325.
DISTRIBUTION,

when to be made, 32. 84.

where intestate left wife and children, 84. 101.

where intestate left children and grandchildren, 92.

among next of kin, 95.

according to law of country where intestate was domiciled, 11.

between a mother and brothers and sisters, 94.

between grandfather and brother, 99.

between grandmother and aunt, 100, 102.

between aunts and nephews, 101, 102.

distributive share vested on the death of the intestate, 108.

by the custom of London, 129-145.

where there is a widow and no child, 133, 143.

where there are children and no widow, ib.

by the custom of York, 145-155.

where there is a widow and no child, 152.

where there are children and no widow, 150, 151.

DOMICIL of intestate, 11. n.

DONATIO MORTIS CAUSA,

definition of, 229.

what shall constitute, 230. 232. n.

what not, 231.

DOWER,

what is requisite to entitle a wife to, 123.
forfeited by adultery, ib.

not barred by husband aliening the estate, 124.

barred by a settlement when, 126.

by a conveyance to uses when, 127. n.
when widow is put to her election, 169.
ECCLESIASTICAL COURT,

cannot hear exceptions to an inventory, 48.

cannot compel debtor of intestate to pay his debt into court, 83.
fraud relating to will of personal estate examinable by, 186.
aliter of a will of real estate, ib.

its power for compelling administrators to make distri-
bution, 80.

proctor's fees cannot be sued for in, 298.

has concurrent jurisdiction with the court of chancery when,

329. 340.

EJECTMENT. See ACTIONS.
EMBLEMENTS, what are, 35.
to whom they belong, 36. n.
ENTAILS,

created of chattels, 172-175.
to what extent permitted, 175.

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