Upon the survey of the Manor of Cortlandt, Annsville and lands adjoining constituted a portion of Front Lot No . 10, the river portion lot that was bequeathed to Gertrude Beekman, Pierre's aunt and daughter and devisee of Stephanus Van Cortlandt.
22.
As for the sale of land under an executory contract, traditional case law agrees that ademption occurs upon the death of the testator and that the proceeds of sale, when the closing occurs, should not pass to the specific devisee of the property.
23.
His cousin William Jane, who died in 1707, left him wealthy as residuary legatee and devisee of his property, which included land in Liskeard and Bodmin; consequently he was a grand compounder for the degrees of B . D . and D . D . in 1710.
24.
Following Rebecca Thorn's death in 1916, Mountview House was transferred by her devisees to Joseph O'Donnell of Brisbane, who established a motor garage at the corner of Leichhardt and Downing streets ( 33 Leichhardt Street ), and occupied Mountview House as his private residence.
25.
Tenants in common have no right of survivorship, meaning that if one tenant in common dies, that tenant's interest in the property will be part of his or her estate and pass by inheritance to that owner's devisees or heirs, either by will, or by intestate succession.
26.
Adopted children, for whom adoption statutes create the same rights of heirship as children of the body, come within the meaning of the term " lineal descendants, " as used in a statute providing for the non-lapse of a devise where the devisee predeceases the testator but leaves lineal descendants.
27.
Elizabeth married John Tharp in 1766 and on December 31, 1766, Articles of Agreement were signed " granting to John Tharp, husband of Elizabeth joint devisee with her sister under the Will of Thomas Partridge her brother to Potosi and Flamstead Estates, management of same until said devisees are both of age ".
28.
Elizabeth married John Tharp in 1766 and on December 31, 1766, Articles of Agreement were signed " granting to John Tharp, husband of Elizabeth joint devisee with her sister under the Will of Thomas Partridge her brother to Potosi and Flamstead Estates, management of same until said devisees are both of age ".
29.
In jurisdictions which have adopted the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act, or the 1991 version of the Uniform Probate Code ( but not the previous Uniform Probate Code ), any devisee who dies within 120 hours " after " the testator is legally considered to have died " before " the testator.
30.
The United States Supreme Court reviewed the Virginia Supreme Court's decision in " Fairfax's Devisee v . Hunter's Lessee ", 11 U . S . 603, and ruled that the treaty did in fact cover the dispute, and remanded the case back to the state supreme court.
