- Cujus est divisio, alterius est electio
- She who makes the division has the last choice. This was one of the common law rules in the partition of an estate held in coparcenary. See Bl Comm 189.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Cujus est divisio, alterius est electio
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cujus est divisio, alterius est electio — /kyuwjas est davizh(iy)ow oltariyis est aleksh(iy)ow/ Whichever [of two parties] has the division [of an estate], the choice [of the shares] is the other s. In partition between coparceners, where the division is made by the eldest, the rule in… … Black's law dictionary
cujus est divisio, alterius est electio — /kyuwjas est davizh(iy)ow oltariyis est aleksh(iy)ow/ Whichever [of two parties] has the division [of an estate], the choice [of the shares] is the other s. In partition between coparceners, where the division is made by the eldest, the rule in… … Black's law dictionary
