CONTENTS.
pageCHAPTER I.1Introduction.—Legacies and Legatees1Legacies and Legatees3CHAPTER II.9The Assets9Real Assets10Personal Assets15Legal Assets of Choses in Action21Equitable Assets23Contingent and Dependent Assets27CHAPTER III.35Marshalling of the Assets35CHAPTER IV.43Legacies.—General, Specific, Lapsed, Vested, Demonstrative43General Legacies44Specific Legacies45The Vesting of Legacies52The Lapsing of Legacies54Demonstrative Legacies56CHAPTER V.58Assent to Legacies58Assent of the Executor58Nature of the Assent61Absolute and Conditional Assent63CHAPTER VI.67Payment of Legacies67The Legatees68To whom Legacies should be paid73Duty upon Legacies80Interest on Legacies82CHAPTER VII.85The Ademption, Cumulation, and Abatement of Legacies85The Ademption of Legacies86Cumulation of Legacies89Legacies in Satisfaction of Debt90Abatement and Refunding of Legacies92CHAPTER VIII.94Legacies to Executors, and Legatees’ Remedies against them94Legatees’ Remedy against the Executor96Rates of Duty payable on Legacies, Annuities &c.97