C'sarian operation [fr. C'sar, or rather C'so, the first of that name, who was cut out of his mother's womb], a surgical operation whereby the f'tus is taken from the mother, with a view to save the lives of both or either of them. Consult Tayl. Med. Jur.
If this operation be performed after the mother's death, the husband cannot be tenant by the curtesy; since his right begins from the birth of the issue, and is consummated by the death of the wife; but if mother and child are saved, then the husband would be entitled after her death.
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