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child may at any time thereafter sue the executor
for that legacy, and will recover it. Burn
694.
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A legacy left to the child in the mother's
womb; in this case, if the mother conceive
two or three children, at that time, the legacy is
to be equally divided among them all. Wentw.
184.
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With regard to inheritances, lands that came
by the father, shall in failure of issue descend to
the heirs on the part of the father; and the
lands which came by the mother, shall descend
to the heirs on the part of the mother.
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Where there are two or more males, in equal
degree, the eldest only inherits; but the females
altogether. Thus.--
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If a man dies leaving two sons and two
daughters, the eldest son is heir at law, and
takes the land in exclusion of the other son,
and of both daughters; if he dies without issue,
then the second son inherits the land solely;
and if he also dies without issue, then the two
daughters together take the land as co-partners:
but if the eldest son had died, even in his father's
life time, and lest issue, that issue, and |
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