Hors de Son Fee

In the Past, in relation to Pleading in the ancient English law

These words signify out of his fee. A plea which was pleaded, when a person who pretended to be the lord, brought an action for rent services, as issuing out of his land: because if the defendant could prove the land was out of his fee, the action failed. Vide 9 Rep. 30; 2 Mod. 104; 1 Danvers’ Ab. 655; Vin. Ab. h. t. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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1. Partialy, this information about hors de son fee is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including hors de son fee.

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