Mort D’ancestor
English Law: Mort D’ancestor in the Past
An ancient and now almost obsolete remedy in the English law. An assize of mort d’ancestor was a writ which was sued out where, after the decease of a man’s ancestor, a stranger abated and entered into the estate. 1, Co. Litt. 159. There is further information on this topic in this legal reference. The remedy in such case is now to bring ejectment. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]
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- Partialy, this information about mort d’ancestor is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including mort d’ancestor.
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