A woman by will forgives a bond-debt to her son-in-law, and desires her executor to deliver up the bond to be cancelled ; this held not to be lapsed by his dying before the testatrix.
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[1747] EngR 193, (1747) 1 Ves Sen 49, (1747) 27 ER 883 (B)
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Cited – The Commissioner of Stamp Duties v Bone and Others PC 5-Apr-1976
(Australia) A debt can only be released and extinguished by an agreement for valuable consideration or an instrument of release under seal. Where a testator or testratrix appoints a debtor as executor under a will any cause of action against the . .
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Wills and Probate
Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.380209