Seisin - Law Dictionary Search Results
Power of Attorney
of the person appointing him, to do any lawful act in the stead of another, as to give seisin of lands, receive debts or sue a third person. it is either general or special. The nature of
Recto, Breve de
actions were only to recover the possession of the land etc., in question, this aimed to recover the seisin and the property, and thereby both the rights of possession and property were tried together. There were two
Presumptive title
of time, into a title complete and indefeasible. This assumption is based on the well-known feudal maxim that seisin must be the basis or standpoint in the deduction of every title except in the case of descent.
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Vstura
Vstura, a crop of grass or corn, Cowel. Also a garment, metaphorically applied to a possession or seisin.
Remainder
necessary for the support of a contingent remainder that the preceding estate of freehold continue in the actual seisin of the rightful tenant; it is sufficient that there subsists a right to such preceding estate at the
Resulting use
Resulting use, an implied use. A resulting use arose where the legal seisin was transferred, and no use was expressly declared, nor any consideration nor evidence of intent to direct the
Seisina habenda
Seisina habenda, etc., a writ for delivery of seisin to the lord of lands and tenements, after the sovereign,
Squatter
the Statute of Limitations; but as long as he remains he has an estate in fee-simple: Williams on Seisin, p. 7. It has even been held that he will be bound by the restrictive covenant of a
Surrender of copyholds
is delivered by the surrenderor to the steward or other person taking the surrender in the name of seisin. When a copyholder surrendered for a valuable consideration, the land was bound both at law and in equity,
Symbolic delivery
Symbolic delivery. See SEISIN, LIVERY OF.
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