INDEX OF CASES. AGNEW v. AGNEW, 449, 450. 454. Annandale, Marquis, case of his domicil, 159. Anstruther v. Chalmer, 189.228. Babington v. Greenwood, 356. Ball v. Smith, 323. Baynes v. Earl of Sutherland, 113. Bempde v. Johnstone (the Mar- Blackborough v. Davis, 335. and others, 260. Brodie v. Barry, 216. 218. 220. Brown and Duff v. Bisset, 256. Burn v. Cole, 277. 279. 293. Burnet v. Burntfield, 267. Calvin's case, 86. Cameron and others v. Mackie, Chace v. Box, 358. Chiene v. Sykes, 182. Choiseul, Comte, case of, 176. Cholmley v. Cholmley, 104. 107. 181. 310. 350. Civil v. Rich, 357, 358. moiselle, case of, 176, 177. Cunha, Countess da, goods of, Cunyngham v. Gainer, 219, 220. Davers v. Dewes, 323. Davidson v. Elcherson, 97. 102. Dormoy, Ann, goods of, 304. Morris v. Burroughs, 360. Mortimer v. Lorimer, 97. 102: Murray v. Smith, 219. Nasmyth v. Hare, 91. 283. Odwin v. Forbes, 76. 181. 240. Palmer v. Garard, 323. Pratt v. Purvis v. Chisholm, 85. 312. Read, Lieut. Col., goods of, 294. Rex v. Inhabitants of Oulton, Saul v. his Creditors, 147. Sill v. Worswick, 165. 232-235. Somerville v. Somerville, 46. 105. Stein's case, 239. Steuart v. Macdonald, 272. Stanley v. Stanley, 36. 332. 333. Suffolk, Duchess of, her case, Thomson v. Tabor, 236. Trent and Brown v. Duff, 258. Vasie v. Glover, 236. Wilkinson v. Atkinson, 338. Page 232. line 25., for "remembrances," read " incumbrances." - The case of Doe on the demise of Birtwhistle v. Vardill A TREATISE ON THE LAW OF PERSONAL SUCCESSION. INTRODUCTION. THERE is no branch of the law of more general interest, than that which relates to the right of Succession in moveable, or personal estate. In modern times, this species of property has attained to a degree of importance which was formerly unknown, by reason of the vast increase of the public securities of the nation, and of its agriculture, commerce, and manufactures. It is now the general rule, in every part of the realm (a), that the law of that part of the kingdom in which the person dying possessed of personal estate had his residence, or legal domicil, at the time of his death, shall regulate the right of succession to such personal estate. This rule, in regard to the domicil, was not assented to or fixed in Scotland without much inquiry, and many conflicting decisions, in the courts of law of that country. The other rules of the law of succession in personal (a) It will be seen in the sequel, that an exception must be made in regard to the succession of a freeman of London, under the custom of that city. B |