 | Thomas Peake - Evidence (Law) - 1804 - 534 pages
...shall be revocable, otherwise than by some other will or codicil in writing, or other writing declaring the same ; or by burning, cancelling, tearing, or...and by his direction and consent. But all devises and bequests of lands find tenements shall remain and continue in force until the same be burnt, cancelled,... | |
 | Law - 1805 - 678 pages
...thereof, be revocable otherwise than by some other Will or Codicil in Writing, or other Writing declaring the same, or by burning, cancelling, tearing, or obliterating...the Testator himself, or in his Presence and by his Directions and Consent : but all Devises and Bequests of Lands, Slaves, Tenements, and Hereditaments,... | |
 | William Roberts - Evidence (Law) - 1807 - 522 pages
...June, be revocable, otherwise than by some other will or codicil in writing, or other writing declaring the same, or by burning, cancelling, tearing, or obliterating...the testator himself, or in his presence, and by his directions and consent ; 2. But all devises and bequests of lands and tenements shall remain and continue... | |
 | William Roberts - Wills - 1809 - 750 pages
...be revocable, otherwise than by some other will, or codicil in writing, or other writing declaring the same, or by burning, cancelling, tearing, or obliterating...the testator himself, or in his presence, and by his directions and consent; but all devises and bequests of lands and tenements, shall remain and continue... | |
 | William Waller Hening - Law - 1819 - 616 pages
...••II* • • ii* cancelled by writing declaring the. same, or by burning, cancelling, the devisor, tearing, or obliterating the same, by the testator himself, or in his presence, and by his directions and consent: But all devises and bequests of lands, or tenements, shall remain and continue... | |
 | Massachusetts, William Charles White - Law - 1811 - 174 pages
...be revocable, otherwise than by some other will or codicil in writing, or •ther writing declaring the same, or by burning, cancelling, tearing or obliterating...and by his direction and consent; but all devises and bequests of lands and tenements, shall remain and continue in full force until the same be burnt,... | |
 | William Selwyn - Nisi prius - 1812 - 732 pages
...revo' cable, otherwise than by some other will or codicil, in 'writing, or other writing declaring the same; or by ' burning, cancelling, tearing, or...the testator himself, or in his presence, and by his directions and consent; but all devises and bequests of lands and tenements shall remain and continue... | |
 | Joseph Gabbett - Law reports, digests, etc - 1812 - 700 pages
...writing, or other writing declaring the same, or by burning, cancelling, teaiina:, or obliterating tlie same, by the testator himself, or in his presence, and by his directions and. consent; but all devises, &c. shall remain jn force until the same be burnt, &c. as... | |
 | William Roberts - Executors and administrators - 1815 - 622 pages
...AMONG the methods whereby a will may be revoked is that of the destruction of the instrument itself by burning, cancelling, tearing, or obliterating the...the testator himself, or in his presence, and by his directions and consent ; which methods of revocation are excepted expressly out of the statute of frauds.... | |
 | William Selwyn - Nisi prius - 1817 - 776 pages
...the witnesses in the presence of the devisor. 3d. Method of express revocation. By burning, $c.^-0r by burning, cancelling, tearing, or obliterating the...the testator himself, or in his presence, and by his directions and consent. \ The acts here mentioned are in themselves equivocal acts ; and, consequently,... | |
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Car. 2, c. 3, s. 6. provides that " no devise in writing of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, nor any clause thereof, shall at any time after the said 24th day of June, be revocable, otherwise than by some other will or codicil in writing, or other... 
