Issues

English Law: Issues in the Past

The goods and profits of the lands of a defendant against whom a writ of distringas or distress infinite has been issued, taken by virtue of such writ, are called issues. 3 Bl. Com. 280; 1 Chit. Cr. Law, 351. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

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

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