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prosecute

and carry on a lawsuit with reference to [every action shall be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 17(a)"] vi : to institute and carry on a

Ancient demesne

subject to certain restraints and entitled to certain immunities. They were forbidden to bring or to defend any real action, touching their tenements, except in the lord's Court. in ancient demesne there are no subdivided and conflicting interests

Emphyteusis

he could create a servitude over it or mortgage it (D xiii. 7, 16, 2); he had a real action (which, however, was said to be a utilis vindicatio, because he was not the owner but only in

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Biens

The definition in s. 205(1) (xx) of the (English) Law of Property Act, 1925: 'Property includes anything in action and any interest in real or personal property.' … Biens [Fr.], property; this term comprehends not merely goods and chattels, as in the Common Law, but also real estate, according to the sense attached to it by the civilians and continental jurists. Cf. The definition in

Counterplea

Counterplea. When the tenant in any real action, tenant by the courtesy or in dower, in his answer and plea vouched anyone to warrant his title,

Exchequer, Court of

the fiction of quominus (see QUOMINUS)), it administered redress between subject and subject in all actions whatever, except real action. It was a Court of Record, and its judges were six (formerly five) in number, consisting of one

Procedendo on aid prayer

Procedendo on aid prayer. If one pray in aid of the Crown in real action, and aid be granted, it shall be awarded that he sue to the sovereign in Chancery, and the

Common Pleas, the Court of

and ejectment. It had a peculiar or exclusive jurisdiction in the following cases:- (I.) Formal or plenary. (1) Real actions, under the C.L.P. Act, 1860, s. 26. (2) Under the (English) Parliamentary Elections Act, 1868 (31 & … no cognizance in criminal cases, and was concurrent with that of the King' Bench and Exchequer in personal actions and ejectment. It had a peculiar or exclusive jurisdiction in the following cases:- (I.) Formal or plenary. (1)

Recto, Breve de

Breve de, a writ of right, which was of so high a nature that, as other writs in real actions were only to recover the possession of the land etc., in question, this aimed to recover the … de, a writ of right, which was of so high a nature that, as other writs in real actions were only to recover the possession of the land etc., in question, this aimed to recover the seisin

Battel, wager of

in the Court of chivalry and honour, in appeals of felony in criminal cases, and in the obsolete real action called a writ of action. The question at issue was decided by the result of a personal combat

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