Possessory Action

Possessory Action

English Old Law: Possessory Action in the Past

A reall action in which the plaintiff called the demandant, sought to recover the possession of lands, tenements and hereditaments. On account of the great nicety needd in its management and the introduction of more expeditious methods of trying titles by other actions, it has been laid aside. Finch’s Laws, 257; 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 2640.

Developments

In Louisiana (see more about this U.S. State laws here) , by this term is understood an action by which one claims to be maintained in the possession of an immovable property (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) or of a right upon or growing out of it, when he has been disturbed: or to be reinstated to that possession, when he has been divested or evicted. Code of Practice, art. 6; 2 L. R. 227, 454. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

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

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