devisee

Example Sentences

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He did it to oblige my respected uncle, leaving blanks for the name of the devisee, not liking to make a will so very decidedly in favour of his own son.

From The Two Admirals by Cooper, James Fenimore

The devisee, by the will, acted very strangely about the property.

From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various

And as a first step to the further discussion, as well as for its own sake, I shall briefly state the evidence touching the executor, the heir, and the devisee.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

If a testator devises mortgaged land, is the devisee or person who receives the land also entitled to the money due from the mortgagor?

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney

If a devisee die before the testator, his heirs shall inherit the amount so devised to him unless from the terms of the will a contrary intent is manifest.

From Legal Status of Women in Iowa by Wilson, Jennie L. (Jennie Lansley)