Selected from the Papers of a BARRISTER at LONDON: Printed by W. STRAHAN and M. WOODFALL, Law For G, KEAR SLY, No. 46. near Serjeant's Inn, Fleet-Street MDCC LXXVI. ADVERTISEMENT. THE Utility of this Collection of Cafes, (which contain the Opinions of fome of the first Authorities in the Kingdom on Points of LA w and EQUITY) is too apparent to make it neceffary for the Editor to fay much thereon; any Gentleman in a Practical Branch of the Law, will here find such a Variety of Matters of Law, explained and determined, as will not only affift his Judgment, but also aid his Practice, so as to make it in fome degree unnecessary for him to have the further Opinion of Counsel in almost any Cafe that can poffibly oc cur. The young Clerk, by a careful Perufal and due Attention to the Manner of drawing these Cafes, will be enabled to execute any Thing of that Kind that may fall under his Department, with Accuracy and Precifion, fo as to be a Credit to himself and his Employer. These Cafes, as to their arrangement, are promiscuofly given as they were taken from the Papers of the Perfon to whom they belonged, yet the Reader may, by referring to the Index (which is a full Explanation of the Matter of each Cafe) with Eafe and Dispatch, find any Thing that he may want therein. Temple, CASE and opinion whether two chapter bruses, the property of the wife, were fubject in law or equity to the debts of the husband. T. Barnaraifton Page 1 As to dividing an old freeman's eftate who died inteftate. Sim. Urlin 9 II On a bottomree bond, whether ufurious. J. Hewitt How executors are to be indemnified by a parish for paving a legacy due to a lunatic to the faid parish, who had for fome years kept fuch lunatic. Flet. Norton E. Green Ibid. A to what conflitutes an heir at law. T. Barnardifton. 15 16 25 As to a promiffory note colourably indorfed to avoid the ftatute of ufury. D Ryder As to an officer's bond given to the Sheriff of Middlefex, whether the obligor was liable on the escape of his prisoner. R. Draper 27 As to the difpofition of a real and personal estate under a will. C. Talbot Ibid. As to a woman's power in difpofing of a real and perfonal eftate left her while under coverture. Ed. Green 30 As to the bequest of a real estate where the word devife is omitted therein, and no word of inheritance made use of to pass the fame to the devifor. H. Fazackerly. 3 32 Whether |