Ancient House

One which has stood long enough to acquire an easement of support. 3 Kent, Comm. 437; 2 Washb. Real Prop. 74, 76. See "Eastment."

One which has stood long enough to acquire an easement of support. 3 Kent 437; 2 Washb. R. P. (5th ed.) *74, *76. See Easement; Lateral Support.

One which has stood long enough to acquire an easement of support against the adjoining land or building. 3 Kent, Comm. 437; 2 Washb. Real Prop. 74, 76. In England this term is applied to houses or buildings erected before the time of legal memory, (Co.oke, Inch Acts. 35, 109.) that is, before the reign of Richard I., although practically any house is an ancient messuage if it was erected before the time of living memory, and its oriein cannot be proved to be modern.

Defined under Ancient in Black's Law Dictionary.

One which has ’ stood long enough to acquire an easement of support against the adjoining land or building. 5 Kent, Comm. 437; 2 Washb. Real Prep. 74, 76. In England this term is applied to houses or buildings erected before the time of legal memory, (Cooke, Incl. Acts, 35, 109, ) that is, before the reign of Richard I., although praetically any house isan ancient messuage if it was erected before the time of living memory, and its origin cannot be proved to be modern.

In the law of estates. A house which has stood so long as to acquire the privilege of support from the land of another adjoining it; so that the owner of the latter cannot excavate his ground to its injury. Jits right of support is a species of easeqaent or priirilege in the lands of another. See J^sement, Support. 1 Crabb's Meal Prop. 4f6, JSOO. S HCent's Com. 437, note. Gale it Whatley m Easements, 216-267. I» England, if a house has stood twenty years, it is upw considered to have acquired the rigltts of an ancient house. 1 Crabb's Heal Prop. 4\1, § 501. 1 Ad. it Ell. 493.