Quod Ei Deforceat

English Law: Quod ei Deforceat in the Past

The name of a writ given by Stat. Westmin. 2, 13 Edw. I. c. 4, to the owners of a particular estate, as for life, in dower, by the curtesy or in fee tail, who are barred of the right of possession by a recovery had against them through their default or non-appearance in a possessory action; by which the right was restored to him, who had been therefore, unwarily deforced by his own default. 3 Bl. Com. 193. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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

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