Disseisin by election

Dictionary:

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

A legal fiction whereby the owner admitted disseisin that he might sue an adverse claimant. See 2 Wend. (N. Y.) 166, 19 Am. Dec. 571.

Author:

James A. Ballentine

Publisher:

The Bobbs-Merrill Company

Year Published:

1916

Copyright Year:

1916

Copyright Holder:

Bancroft-Whitney Company

Genre:

Law Dictionary