516 ASSIGNMENT OF GEOWING CROPS. 



assig'nor, provided the names and descri])tions of such snl)stituted horses 

 were indorsed, it was held by Coleridge J. that the indorsements did not 

 reqnire an additional stamp, being only for the purpose of identification. 

 The sou of the assignor claiming them, all the circumstances were left 

 to the jury on the question of property, although the son swore he had 

 purcliased them, the business appearing to have been the assignor's 

 (Barker v. Asfoii). It was ruled by Williams J. that the Bills of Sales 

 Act only renders bills of sale void for defect of registration, not as between 

 tlie parties, but as against creditors {Hills v. SJieppard). 



An assi/jnment by bill of sale, as security for a debt (due for money lent 

 and work done as an attorney) to an attorney from his client, of the 

 subject matter of a suit, during its pendency, in this case an unexpired 

 term in a farm, together with the crops growing on it, is not void on 

 the ground of champerty {Anderson v. Raiclijfe and Walker). When on 

 the face of an assignment of fersonalty it is plain that it was intended to 

 operate as a continuing security, and to apply to property afterwards 

 acquired, and substituted for that which was originally assigned, it will, 

 if the words are capable of such a construction, be so applied. And 

 where in such a case the deed was found capable of such a construction, 

 although rather in the indirect form of a power of attorney, than in the 

 way of direct conveyance, it was construed to extend to stock and growing 

 crops on a farm not occupied by the assignor at the time of the execution 

 of the deed {Allott (Exor.) v. Carr and Scholfield). 



The testator in Quayle v. Davidson, devised a farm to his wife, and 

 after her death to D., " in trust for JJ.'s son being brought i/p to work the 

 farm," provided if D. have no male issue, then to other persons. D. 

 iiad no child at the date of the will, but after the testator's death had a 

 son. It was held by the judicial committee of the Privy Council, that 

 D.'s son did not take any beneficial interest under the will, the words 

 " in trust for D.'s son being brought up, &c.," being a mere recom- 

 mendation or expression of hope or confidence ; but qucere if D.'s son 

 had been born before the date of the will whether he would have taken 

 nn interest. 



A tenant farmer bequeathed his household goods, &c., " together 

 with all his live and dead farming stock, implements, and all other his 

 liouseliold and farming effects," to his wife for life, or so long as she 

 should continue his widow. Tie directed also that after his decease 

 an inventory should be taken of his said personal estate, but he gave 

 no direction as to any valuation being made. After his death an in- 

 ventory of his personal estate generally was made for the purpose of 

 the prr)bafce duty, Init no inventory was signed as directed by the will. 

 The widow married again, and the legatees in remainder claimed that 



