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LIMITATION, STATUTES OF-(continued).

do not apply as between trustees for charities, and the objects of it,
650.

LIMITATION OF SUITS.

I. BAR FROM STATUTES OF LIMITATION, 613.

adopted in equity by analogy to law, 613.

twenty years the equitable bar by analogy to the Statute of James,

615.

time runs from the commencement of the breach of trust, 615.
poverty, ignorance, or mistake will not prevent the effect of the bar,
615.

time does not run in cases of fraud, while concealed, 616.

where the lapse of time appears on the face of the bill, the defendant
may demur, 616.

where it does not so appear, may plead, 616.

or may pray in his answer to have the same benefit as if he had
pleaded, 617.

if he do neither, he cannot protect himself at the hearing, 617.
Court may still, in its own discretion, refuse relief after the time
limited by the statute, 617.

where bill charges fraud, the defendant may demur or plead, unless
plaintiff allege that the fraud was not discovered, 617.

if plaintiff do so allege, the defendant must deny the fraud, or prove
that plaintiff knew it, 617.

II. BAR FROM PRESUMPTION, 617.

Court will presume a bar after 20 years, 618.

where the statutable bar is of a different period, the Court will not
presume within a shorter time than the statutable limit, 618.
principle on which the doctrine of presumption is grounded, 618.
presumption may be raised within less period than 20 years, where
aided by positive evidence, 619.

will not be raised even after 20 years, if positive evidence rebut the
presumption, 619.

presumptions favoured in law, and not lightly rebutted, 619.

no presumption against party labouring under ignorance or mistake,
619.

distress may weaken the presumption, 619.

presumption cannot be raised against a class in same manner as
against individuals, 620.

effect of waiver as furnishing presumption, 620.

presumption cannot be opposed as a bar by demurrer, 621.

III. BAR FROM THE INCONVENIENCE OF GRANTING RELIEF, 622.

LIMITATION OF SUITS-(continued).

Court will not open account when vouchers and receipts are pro-
bably lost, 622.

each case must depend upon its own circumstances, 622.

where no bar by analogy to any statute, or by presumption, or on
ground of inconvenience, mere length of time no obstacle to re-
lief, 623.

IV. EFFECT OF THE LATE STATUTE FOR THE LIMITATION OF
ACTIONS AND SUITS, 625.

LORD,

taking by escheat not bound by a use, 3.

or trust, 18, 211.

LORD OF MANOR,

infant may act as, 91.

LOTS,

whether trustee for sale may sell in, 371.

LUNATIC,

incapable of declaring a trust, 25.

disability of lunatic trustee remedied, 490.

incapable of expressing election, 677.

trustee shall not convert lunatic's estate, unless it be for the benefit

of the lunatic himself, 686.

where for his benefit, his debts may be paid from his real estate,

687.

timber may be felled to redeem land-tax, or pay debts, 688.

mortgages may be discharged out of his personal estate, 688.

so personal estate may be applied to bring action of trespass, 688.
to improve his lands, 689.

to pay necessary expenses, as repairs, &c., 689.
conversion will not be made on trivial grounds, 689.
timber cut tortiously will go to the executor, 690.

MAINTENANCE,

may be allowed by executor to infant out of interest of his legacy,
414.

in what cases out of capital, 414.

MANDAMUS

to compel admission of trustee to copyholds, 294.

MARRIAGE,

of eldest son justifies destruction of contingent remainders, 362.

MARRIAGE-(continued).

subjects feme's equitable chattels real to disposition of husband,

523.

though the chattel be a mere contingency, 523.

husband has same power over feme's interest under legal or equitable
elegit, 523.

qu., if over mortgage term, 523.

trust settled to her separate use on first marriage subject to disposition

of second husband, 524.

so husband may dispose of trust settled by her to her separate use,

524.

unless with his agreement, 525.

so if a trust be given to her separate use while sole, 525.

trust settled to her separate use by husband after marriage cannot be
defeated by him except by subsequent sale, 525.

MARRIAGE ARTICLES,

construction of executory trusts arising upon, 51.

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT,

whether trustee can vote for, 248.

in what cases cestui que trust, 484.

MERGER

takes place where legal and equitable estates meet, if commensurate,

16.

MERITORIOUS CONSIDERATION,

will not support a voluntary trust of lands against a subsequent pur-
chaser, 114.

whether voluntary agreement supported by it will be enforced in
equity, 116.

semble, will not be enforced against the settlor himself, 132.

or purchasers or creditors, 135.

will against heir, or volunteer of the settlor, 135.

MESNE RENTS AND PROFITS,

account of, sought by cestui que trust against constructive trustee

(see CESTUI QUE TRUST, XII.), 627.

doctrine of mesne rents and profits generally, 629, note (1).

against trustees for charities (see CHARITIES, V.), 649.

MINES,

account of profits of, may be sought in equity, 629, note (1).
MINISTER,

of dissenting chapel, how to be elected, 399.

present minister will be retained until cause heard, 399.

MINISTERIAL TRUSTS, 21.

MISTAKE,

does not prevent a statutory bar from running in equity, 615.
rebuts presumption of a release of right, 619.

a ground for seeking account of rents and profits upon a legal title in
equity, 639, note (1).

a ground for refusing account of mesne rents and profits against
trustees for charities, 653.

MIXTURE OF TRUST AND POWER,

what trusts so called, 22.

MONEY,

may be followed in equity, 202.

may

be followed into land by parol, 224.

may be deposited in bank to the account of the trust, 299.

must not be put out of the control of the trustee, 302.

money to be laid out on land is treated as land (see CONVERSION, II.),

656.

MORTGAGE,

assets may be left outstanding upon, 298.

whether trust money may be invested upon (see INVESTMENT), 309.
whether money invested on mortgage is to be converted into 3 per
cents, where successive estates limited, 315.

mortgage on lunatic's estate, in what case may be discharged out of
his personal estate, 688.

MORTGAGEE,

and his heirs, trustees for himself and his executors, 17.

renewal of lease by, 203.

with power of sale, may sell without concurrence of mortgagor, 374.
though there be a clause for mortgagor's concurrence,

374.

mortgagee may not charge for time and trouble, 439.

MORTGAGOR,

dying without heirs, questions arising on, 291.

MORTMAIN,

defendant bound to answer whether the legal estate was devised to
him upon a secret trust for, 39.

whether devises upon secret trusts for, are void at law, or only void
in equity, 40.,

NEGLIGENCE,

trustee answerable for, 323.

NEXT OF KIN,

entitled to interest resulting out of money to be laid out on land

(see RESULTING TRUST), 181.

NOTES

may be followed in equity, 203.

NOTICE,

purchaser without, not bound by a use, 3.

purchaser with or without, bound by a legal charge, 18.

bound by notice of any equitable incumbrance, 206.

not bound, if he have no notice, 207.

cannot protect himself by taking legal term with notice from a trus-
tee, 207.

purchaser without notice from purchaser with, not bound, 207.
except in case of a charitable use, 207.

purchaser with notice from purchaser without, not bound, 208.
of notice of a doubtful equity, 208.

notice should be given to the trustees by assignee of equitable in-
terest, 504.

notice to one of several trustees during life of that trustee, good,
506.

qu. if after his death, 507.

of inquiry as to prior incumbrances, 508.

purchaser secure if he give notice to all the trustees, though all die

before second incumbrance, 510.

may be written or unwritten, 510.

to whom it may be given, 510.

what notice necessary, where the fund is in Court, 511.

notice not always implied against corporation, where it would be
against individuals, 654.

NUMBER OF TRUSTEES,

what is proper, 100.

only four allowed of Bank Annuities, 101.

OFFICE,

how trustee may relinquish (see RELINQUISHMENT), 464.

OPERATION OF LAW,

trusts by, distinguished from constructive trusts, 44, note (1).
their different kinds, 168.

trusts arising from purchases in another's name, 168.

from the intention, expressed or presumed, that grantee or devisee
should not take the beneficial interest (see RESULTING TRUST),
169.

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