 | William Blackstone - 1791 - 566 pages
...inheritance, that is, of lands and tenements' in fee-fimple or fee-tail •, and has by her iffue, born alive, which was capable of inheriting her eftate....ufed within the realm of England only ; and it is faicl in the mirrour d to have been introduced by king Henry the firft ; but it appears alfo to have... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1800 - 680 pages
...and has by her iffue, born alive, which was capable of inheriting her eftate. In this cafe, he fhall, on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life, as tenant by the curtefy of England e . THIS eftate. according to Littleton, has itts denomination, becaufe it is ufed within the realm... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1807 - 698 pages
...and has by her issue, born alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case, he shall, on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life, as tenant by the curtesy of Englandc. THIS estate, according to Littleton, has its denomination, because it is used... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 pages
...and has by her issue, born alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case, he shall on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life, as tenant by the curtesy ot England. There are four requisites necessary to make a tenancy by the curtesy ; marriage,... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - 1824 - 1090 pages
...has had by her issue born alive which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case he shall, on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life as tenant by the curtesy of (1) 1 Vent. 417. Ab. Alien, 136- 1 Bla. Com. 372. (2) 7 Co. 25. (4) Calvin's Case, 7 Co,... | |
 | Alexander Whellier - 1825 - 836 pages
...and has by her issue, born alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case he shall, on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life, as tenant by the courtesy of England. There are four requisites necessary to make a tenancy by lh« courtesy ; marriage,... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 626 pages
...and has by her issue, born alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case he shall, on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life, as tenant by the curtesy of England c. THIS estate, according to Littleton, has it's denomination, because it is used... | |
 | Theodric Romeyn Beck - 1825 - 696 pages
...has by her issue, bom alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this casc >; be shall, on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life, as tenant by the curtesy ojf England. "^ The exposition of commentators is as follows :—" It must be born alive. Some... | |
 | John Read (maker to the army.) - 1829 - 594 pages
...inheritance, and has by her issue born alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate, he shall, on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life, as tenant by the courtesy of England :" and with regard to the proofs of its being born alive, Blackstone remarks, "... | |
 | 1836 - 596 pages
...has had by her issue born alive which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case he shall, on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life as tenant by the curtesy of England. The general rule of the law, therefore, appears 10 be, that an alien by purchase,... | |
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Tenant by the curtesy of England is where a man marries a woman seised of an estate of inheritance, that is, of lands and tenements in fee-simple or feetail, and has by her issue, born alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case, he... 
