adverse claim
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Case Law, Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Definitions from Case Law
From 271 U.S. 191 - Harrison v. Chamberlin · 1926Most cited · 846 citing opinions
a contested matter of right, involving some fair doubt and reasonable room for controversy, in matters either of fact or law; an actual claim may be adverse and substantial even though in fact fraudulent and voidable
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A claim set up by a stranger to goods upon which the sheriff has levied an execution or attachment
Defined under Claim in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A claim set up by a stranger to goods upon which the sheriff has levied an execution or attachment.