assignee

An assignee is one who holds, by a valid assignment in writing, the whole interest of a patent, or any undivided part of such whole interest, throughout the United States.

One to whom an assign ment has been made. Assignee in fact is one to whom an assignment has been made in fact by the party having the right. Assignee in law is one in whom the law vests the right; as, an executor or administrator. See "Assignment." ASSIGNMENT (Law Lat. assignatio, from assigno, — ad and signum, — to mark for; to appoint to one; to appropriate to).

At common law. "The transferring and setting over to another of some right, title, or interest in things in which a third party, not a party to the assignment, has a concern and interest." 1 Bac. Abr. 329; 1 Iowa, 582. It is more loosely used to indicate any transfer or making over to another of the whole of any property, real or personal, in possession or in action, or of any estate or right therem. 35 Fed. 436; 78 Iowa, 101; 3 Minn, 389 (Gil. 282); 16 Barb. (N. Y.) 580. ASSIGNMENT FOR BENEFIT OF CREDitors. An assignment by an insolvent debtor of his property, in trust for the distribution of such property among the assignor's creditors.

A person to whom an assignment is made. Allen v. Pancoast, 20 N. J. Law, 74; Ely v. Com its, 49 Mich. 17, 12 N. W. 893, 13 N. W. 784. The term is commonly used in reference to personal property; but it is not incorrect, in some cases, to apply it to realty, e. g., "assignee of the reversion." Assignee in fact is one to whom an assignment has been made in fact by the party having the right. Starkweather v. Insurance Co., 22 Fed. Cas. 1091; Tucker v. West, 31 Ark. 643. Assignee in law is one in whom the law vests the right; as an executor or administrator. Idem. The word has a special and distinctive use as employed to designate one to whom, under an insolvent or bankrupt law, the whole estate of a debtor is transferred to be administered for the benefit of creditors.

In old law. A person deputed or appointed by another to do any act, or perform any business. Blount. An assignee, however, was distinguished from a deputy, being said to occupy a thing in hls own right, while a deputy acted in right of another. Cowell.

assign. A person to whom a right or property is transferred. In old law, a pei'son deputed or appointed by another to do any act, or perform any business. Assignee by deed: a person to whom some right, title or property is assigned by deed or instrument in writing. Assignee in law: a person to whom some right or property is transferred, or upon whom it devolves by the mere operation of law; as, an executor or administrator, v. Assigns.

A person to whom an assignment is made. The term is commonly used in reference to personal property; but it is not incorrect, in some cases, to apply it to Tealty, ¢. 9., “assignee of the reversion.” Assignee in fact is one to whom an assignment has been made in fact by the party haying the right, Assignee in faw is one in whom the law vests the right; as an executor or administrator. The word has a special and distinclive use as employed to designale one to whom, under an insolvent or bankrupt law, the whole estale of a debtor is transferred to be administered for the benefit of creditors. In old law. <A person deputed or appointed by another to do any act, or perform any business. Blount. An assignee, however, Was distinguished from a deputy, being said to occupy # thing in hisown right, while a deputy acted in right of another. Cowell.

assign. A person to whom a right of property is transferred.

(and formerly,) ASSIGN. [L. Fr. assigne; L. Lat assignahis; Scotch, cusigny.'] A person to whom some right or property is assigned, transferred or made over by another; or according to the old definition, " he to whom a thing is appointed or assigned to be used, paid or done." Termes de la ley, Cowell, Assignees are either by deed', or in law. See ir^ra.

In old law. A person deputed or appointed by another to do any act, or perform any business. Blount, An assignee, however, was distinguished from a deputy, being said to occupy a thing in his own right, while a deputy acted in right of another. Perkins, t At. Grants. CtmelL Assignee by deed, {in deed or in fact,) is the person to whom some right, title or property is made over, or assigned by another Dy some deed or instrument m writing, which is hence called an assignment, and the party assigning the assignor,* Termes de la ley, Cowell, Assignee in law is the person to whom some right or property is transferred, or upon whom it devolves by the mere opera^ tion of law, and without any express conveyance. Is this-sen^, aa;e^t^tor: is;^eC assignee of tB^1t€^t^r,\an'A($filn{stratoy,,0f«* the mtestate. * l^yh^t 6. ' Bob, 9 6." * Vermes de la ley, Cowell, See Assigns,

One to whom an assisnment has been made. Vide Assigns, and 1 Vern. 425; 1 Salk. 81; 7 East, 8387; 2 Bac. Ab. 70, 75; 3 Saund. 182, note 1; Arch. ‘ASSIGNMENT, contracts. In common parlance this word signifies the transfer of all kinds of property, real, personal and mixed, and whether the same be in possession or in action; as, a general assignment. In a more technical sense it is usually applied to the transfer of a term for years; but it is more properly used to signify a transfer of some particular estate or interest in lands. The proper technical words of an assignment are assign, transfer and set over; but the words grant, bargain and sell, or any other words which will show the intent of the parties to make acomplete transfer, will amount toan assignment. A chose in action cannot be assigned at law, thouzh it may be done in equity; but the assignee takes it subject to all the equity to which it was liable in the hands of the original party. 2 John. Ch. Rep. 443, and the cases there cited. 2 Wash. Rep. 233. The deed in which an assignment is written ig also called an assignment. Vide, generally, Com. Dig. h. t.; Bac. Ab. h.t.; Vin. Ab. h.t.; Nelson’s Ab. h. t.; Civ. Code of Louis. art. 2612. In relation to general assignments, see Angell on Assignments, m.