The Marquis of Cholmondeley v Lord Clinton: 1819

Where A, in a conveyance to uses, settled an estate for life on himself, remainder in tail to his issue, with an ultimate limitation to the heirs of SR in fee; and at the time of the settlement A was himself the right heir of SR.
Held: that this ultimate limitation was void, and that the estate after the death of A without issue, descended on his heirs general. Held, also, that it was not competent to go into the intention of the settlor, apparent from the recital, in order to explain the words of this limitation, they being words of plain and well-known import.

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[1819] EngR 158, (1819) 2 B and A 625, (1819) 106 ER 494

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See AlsoEarl Cholmondeley v Lord Clinton 1789
A solicitor even though he may not be continuing to act for a particular client, must never be permitted to disclose, to the injury of that client, matters of which he had learned whilst so employed. . .
See AlsoThe Earl of Cholmondeley v Lord Clinton 17-Jul-1813
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See AlsoEarl Cholmondeley And Ann Seymour Damer v Lord Clinton And Others 16-Jan-1815
A solicitor for one of the parties in a suit cannot become the solicitor for the opposite party, though he is separated from the partnership which jointly were so employed on the other side, and the remaining partner still continues so employed, and . .
See AlsoEarl Cholmondeley v Lord Clinton 3-Feb-1815
An Attorney or solicitor cannot give up his client, and act for the opposite party, in any suit between them. . .
See AlsoMarquis Cholmondeley And The Hon Ann Seymour Damer v Lord Clinton 18-Dec-1816
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See AlsoMarquis Cholmondeley And The Hon Ann Seymour Damer v Lord Clinton, Sir Lawrence Palk, And Others 24-Dec-1816
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See AlsoMarquis Cholmondeley And The Honourable Ann Seymour Damer v Lord Clinton, Francis Drake, Ambrose St John, John Inglett Fortescue, Sir Lawrence Palk (Deceased), William Seymour, And Others 28-Jun-1817
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See AlsoMarquis Cholmondeley And The Honourable Ann Seymour Damer v Lord Clinton etc 8-Aug-1820
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See AlsoMarquis of Cholmondeley v Lord Clinton HL 15-Jun-1821
Equity follows the law . .
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Updated: 05 May 2022; Ref: scu.331361