Dying Declarations
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
Dying declaration of one who did not believe in a Supreme Being are admissible, but are thereby discredited.
Gambrell v. State, 92 Miss. 728, 46 South. 138, 17 L. R. A. (N. S.) 291, 131 Am. St. 549, 16 Ann. Cas. 147.
See Declaration.
See Declaration.
Van Vechten v. Pearson, 5 Paige, Ch. (N. Y.) 514; Fairehild v. Crane, 13 N. J. Eq. 105.
In England this is the signification, by statutes 7 Will. IV.; 1 Vict. c.
26, § 29.
But the old English rule, that the words, when applied to real estate, import an indefinite failure of issue, has been generally adhered to in this country; Den v. Allaire, 20 N. J. L. 6; Wilson v. Wilson, 32 Barb. (N. Y.) 328; Wallis v. Woodland, 32 Md. 101.
See 2 Washb. R. P. 302; 4 Kent 273.