MR. HARGRAVE, LORD CHIEF JUSTICE HALE, AND LORD CHANCELLOR NOTTINGHAM;

AND A NEW SERIES OF

NOTES AND REFERENCES, TO THE PRESENT TIME,

INCLUDING

TABLES OF PARALLEL REFERENCE,

ANALYTICAL TABLES OF CONTENTS, AND A COPIOUS DIGESTED INDEX.

First American from the last London Edition: to which are added the Notes of Charles Butler, Esq.

Philadelphia,

PUBLISHED BY ROBERT H. SMALL,

NO. 165, CHESNUT STREET.

1827.

NATURE of conditions, page 1, 2. The different kinds of conditions, 2, 3. Conditions in deed, 3, 4. 1. By what words created, 4. Effect of the words, Sub conditione," ib. Proviso, ib. Ita quod, 5. Quod si contingat, ib. Diversity between quod si contingat, and other words of condition, 6 Si, and Pro, 7. Less precise words of condition, sufficient in the king's case, in wills, and leases for years, 8. II. What shall be a good condition, or not, 9. Condition precedent. to enlarge an estate, when good, 10, 11. On lease for years, conditiona) to have fee, and livery thereupon, whether a fee conditional passes? 11 to 17. Condition precedent being uncertain, no estate can arise, 18 So if it become impossible, though by act of the lessor, ib Condition subsequent becoming impossible by act of the feoffor, the estate is absolute, ib. So if by act of God, 19, 20. Impossible conditions. Diversity herein between a condition annexed to a feoffment, and a condition in a bond, being executory, 22, 22. Illegal conditions. Condition to do a thing malum in se, in a bond, the bond is void, 23. In a feoffment, the estate is absolute, 23, 24. Secus as to a condition in a bond merely against some maxim of law, 25. Repugnant Conditions, 26. Condition not to alien, on a conveyance in fee, void, ib. Secus where it is annexed to a collateral thing, 27. Or is restrictive of alienation to a particularperson only, ib. Or in case of alienations prohibited by law, ib. Condition not to alien, on a