Kohn v. Collison
Citations
- 15 Del. 109
Syllabus
<p>Married Woman.—A married woman is not liable upon her indorsement of her husband’s promissory note, which is used for the security of payment of his debts.</p> <p>Construction.—In the construction of statutes the intent of the Legislature, gathered from what is embodied and expressed in the entire statute, is the rital part.</p> <p>Same.—Statutes in derogation of the Common law are construed strictly, remedial statutes are, as a rule, construed liberally to accomplish the intended purposes of the act.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the Statute of Uses cannot execute a trust where there is no identifiable beneficiary capable of holding title
- holding the Statute of Uses will not execute the trust “as long as there is anything remaining for the trustee to do which renders it necessary that he should retain the legal title in order fully to perform the duties imposed upon him by the trust”
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