Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Assize of mort d'ancestor — In English law, the Assize of mort d ancestor ( death of ancestor ) was an action brought where a plaintiff claimed the defendant had entered upon a freehold belonging to the plaintiff following the death of one of his relatives. It was one of… … Wikipedia
mort d'ancestor — /mort dinsastar/ An ancient and now almost obsolete remedy in the English law. An assize of mort d ancestor was a writ which lay for a person whose ancestor died seised of lands in fee simple, and after his death a stranger abated; and this writ… … Black's law dictionary
mort d'ancestor — /mort dinsastar/ An ancient and now almost obsolete remedy in the English law. An assize of mort d ancestor was a writ which lay for a person whose ancestor died seised of lands in fee simple, and after his death a stranger abated; and this writ… … Black's law dictionary
Mort d'Ancestor — Action to discover whether ancestor dies in possession of land, thus validating his heir s succession. (Sayles, George O. The King s Parliament of England, 145) Related terms: Assize, Disseisin, Novel Disseisin, Seisin … Medieval glossary
mort d'ancestor — The death of an ancestor; a writ of assize to recover land from an abator of which the demandant s father or mother, brother or sister, uncle or aunt, nephew or niece had died seised. See 3 Bl Comm 185 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Mort d'ancestor — A writ issued by *chancery which sought to establish the rightful heir of a property. The case was decided by a jury assembled by the *sheriff and held before one of the travelling justices or *justice in eyre. The question to be answered was… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
assize — assize, or assise (obsolete) /asayz/ An ancient species of court, consisting of a certain number of men, usually twelve, who were summoned together to try a disputed cause, performing the functions of a jury, except that they gave a verdict from… … Black's law dictionary
assize, or assise — (obsolete) /asayz/ An ancient species of court, consisting of a certain number of men, usually twelve, who were summoned together to try a disputed cause, performing the functions of a jury, except that they gave a verdict from their own… … Black's law dictionary
assize — assize, or assise (obsolete) /asayz/ An ancient species of court, consisting of a certain number of men, usually twelve, who were summoned together to try a disputed cause, performing the functions of a jury, except that they gave a verdict from… … Black's law dictionary
assize, or assise — (obsolete) /asayz/ An ancient species of court, consisting of a certain number of men, usually twelve, who were summoned together to try a disputed cause, performing the functions of a jury, except that they gave a verdict from their own… … Black's law dictionary
