English Contract Law General Principles

“If I am at liberty to look at the facts stated on the affidavits, I may possibly have no difficulty in deciding that the person meant is the father, but the question is, whether I am at liberty to do so… The testator makes use of a description which applies in fact to one person, and not to any other. There is, therefore, no ambiguity… It may be, however, that the testator has not expressed his real meaning, but the Court cannot inquire whether he has done so or not.”(178)…