Lecture Date:
1792-08-18
Lecturer:
Reeve, Tapping
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A Statute of Descents enacted by T. Reeve, Esq. "Be it enacted that whenever a person shall die intestate, after half of his just debts, his estate, real & personal, shall be distributed in the following manner: viz. one-third of his real estate to his wife for life, and in case he has left any lineal descendants living, one-third of his personal estate to his wife forever; if he has left no lineal descendants, one moiety of his personal estate shall belong to his wife forever, and in case of lineal descendants, then among them, the estate shall be divided in the following manner:
Page Numbers:
138-140
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1
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