Incumbrance - Law Dictionary Search Results
Qui prior est tempore potior est jure
Co. Litt. 14 a, (He who is first in time is better in law.) Broom's Leg. Max. Equitable incumbrances rank as a rule according to their dates; the first grantee in potior, that is, potentior; he has
Recovery
there-on, with all conditions and collateral limitations annexed to them, and subsequent charges sub-ordinate to the entail. But incumbrances on the estate-tail equally affected such fee-simple, and any estate or interest prior to the entail remained undisturbed.
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