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Categories: Property
Definition (1910 Edition)
(Del.) 8, 30 Atl. 640.
(Del.) 334, 16 Atl. 558, 2 L. R. A. 724. Specific devises are devises of lands particularly specified in the terms of the devise, as opposed to general and residuary devises of land, in which the local or other particular descriptions are not expressed. For example, “I devise my Hendon Hal] estate” is a specific devise ; but “I devise all my lands,” or, “all other my lands,” is a general devise or a rcesiduary devise. But all devises are (in effect) specific, even residuary devises being so. L. R. 3 Ch. 420: Id. 13 A conditional devise is one which depends upon the occurrence of some uncertain event. by which it is ‘either to take effeet or be defeated. Civ. Code Cal. § 1345. ..An ezecutory devise of lands. is such a disposition,
(Del) 470, 14 Atl. 550; allard vy.
(Del.) 281, 32 Atl. 325; Johnson vy.
(Del.) 334, 16 Atl. 558, 2 L. R. A. 724. Specific devises are devises of lands particularly specified in the terms of the devise, as opposed to general and residuary devises of land, in which the local or other particular descriptions are not expressed. For example, “I devise my Hendon Hal] estate” is a specific devise ; but “I devise all my lands,” or, “all other my lands,” is a general devise or a rcesiduary devise. But all devises are (in effect) specific, even residuary devises being so. L. R. 3 Ch. 420: Id. 13 A conditional devise is one which depends upon the occurrence of some uncertain event. by which it is ‘either to take effeet or be defeated. Civ. Code Cal. § 1345. ..An ezecutory devise of lands. is such a disposition,
(Del) 470, 14 Atl. 550; allard vy.
(Del.) 281, 32 Atl. 325; Johnson vy.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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