 | Arthur William Norman - 1911 - 512 pages
...condition that it is to be held only in the event of death " (Gardiner v. Parker, supra). Delivery. There must be an actual delivery of the thing to the donee himself (Ward v. Turner, 2 Ves. Sen. 431), or to some one else for the donee's use (Drury v. Smith,... | |
 | Alberta. Supreme Court - 1923 - 740 pages
...existing law." In Irons v. Smallpiece, supra, the Chief Justice, Lord Tenterden, said : "I am of opinion, that by the law of England, in order to transfer property...an actual delivery of the thing to the donee." The writing given to the claimant cannot have the effect of transferring the car for want of registration... | |
 | 1801 - 518 pages
...refused a rule nisi, and all held delivery to be necessary. The chief justice said: "I am of opinion that, by the law, of England, in order to transfer...be an actual delivery of the thing to the donee," and he went on to refer to the case of Bunn v. Markham, 2 Marsh. 532, as a strong authority. These... | |
 | 1928 - 958 pages
...In 1819 the Court of King's Bench in the case of Irons v. SmaUpicce, 2 Barn. & Aid. 551, 552, said: "In order to transfer property by gift there must...be an actual delivery of the thing to the donee." That case was cited and approved by the supreme court of New York in 1858 in the case entitled Huntington... | |
 | Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - 1856 - 912 pages
...delivery. A verbal gift of a chattel, without actual f delivery, does not pass the property to the donee. I This is the settled doctrine of the modern decisions....of a donatio mortis causa; but with respect to the necessity of a delivery, they stand [ 343] precisely on the same ground as a gift inter vivos. Bryson... | |
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I am of opinion that, by the law of England, in order to transfer property by gift there must either be a deed or instrument of gift, or there must be an actual delivery of the thing to the donee," and he went on to refer to the case of Bunn v. 
