Record

Document Reference	Ne D 5161
Title	Legal case submitted for the opinion of Charles Butler concerning the propriety of an application being made to the legislature to obtain an act for remedying a defect in a settlement of an estate at Methwold, Norfolk, in order to facilitate its conveyance; 10 Feb. 1804
Date	10 February 1804
Extent	4 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Sets out full details of the case in question; includes the opinion provided by Charles Jackson who believes that the success of an application to parliament would be 'highly probable' if both the Miss Jackson's are overage; suggests that the act should place the undivided three parts of the estate in the hands of trustees upon trust to sell; observes that there would be no need for an application to parliament if a purchaser could be found who would be satisfied with an indemnity
Language	English
Term	legal business, opinion
	estate business, conveyances, Methwold (Norfolk)
	legal business, title, Methwold (Norfolk)
Condition	generally good