Writ Of Mesne

English Old Law: Writ of Mesne in the Past

A writ which was so called, by reason of the words used in the writ, namely, Unde idem A qui medius est inter C et praefatum B; that is, A, who is mesne between C, the lord paramount and B, the tenant (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) paravail. Co. Litt. 100, a. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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

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