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.
Publisher:
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published:
1916
Copyright Year:
1916
Copyright Holder:
Bancroft-Whitney Company
Genre:
Law Dictionary