...and Charlotte shall both inherit the estate as coparceners. 4. " The lineal descendants in inßnitum, of any person deceased, shall represent their ancestor...person himself would have done had he been living." Thus the child, grand-child, or great-grand-child (either male or female), of the eldest son, succeeds...

...together. 4. The lineal descendants JM infinitum of any person deceased, shall represent their ancestor, ie shall stand in the same place, as the person himself would have done had he been living : thus the child, grandchild, great-grandchild, either male or female, of the eldest son succeeds before...

...to both, and not to the eldest only. The Crown acquiesced. 26. The fourth canon or rule of descent is,—"• That the lineal descendants in infinitum...person himself would have done, had he been living." Hence it is, (says Lord Hale) that the son or grandchild, whether son Hist cn or daughter, of the eldest...

...of them he pleases. A fourth rule of descent is this ; that the lineal descendants, in inJinituiH, of any person deceased shall represent their ancestor,...person himself would have done, had he been living. Thus the child, grandehild, or great-grandchild, (either male or female) of the eldest son succeeds...

...descendants, in infinitum, of any person deceased, [ 217 ] shall represent their ancestor; that is, shaU stand in the same place as the person himself would have done, had he been living. THUS the child, grandchild, or great grandchild (either male or female) of the eldest son succeeds...

...parceners by descent. 26. The fourth canon or rule of descent is, " That the lineal descendants in infnitum of any person deceased shall represent their ancestor...person himself would have done, had he been living." " Hence it is (says Lord Hale) that the son or grandchild, whether son or daughter, of the eldest son,...

...shall find, that ' the lineal descendants of any person deceased shall represent their ancestor, and attornment made pursuant to, and in consequence of, some judgm ha*1 1. : been living;' and again, by the exposition of lord Coke of the word ' next,' we shall find,...

...system, which is so firmly fixed in the opinions of our citizens, as to need none. The fourth canon is, 'that the lineal descendants, in infinitum of...any person deceased, shall represent their ancestor ; * 2 Bl. 213, 4. t 1 Laws NY 54. t Deut. xxi. 17; Kale's Hist. Com. Law, 243. 1829.] Law of Real Property....

...only shall inherit ; but the females all together. IV. A fourth rule or canon of descent is this ; that the lineal descendants, in infinitum, of any...person himself would have done, had he been living. V. A fifth rule is, that on failure of lineal descendants, or issue, of the person last seised, the...

...That the lineal IV. Canon, descendants in injinitum of any person deceased shall represent semation. their ancestor ; that is, shall stand in the same...person himself would have done, had he been living." Hence it is 334 HMr II. Idem. 1 Int. 10. b. V. Canon. Collateral descents. See also Hawkins v. Shewen,...