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Assignees; those to whom property shall have been transferred. Now seldom used except in the phrase, in deeds, "heirs, administrators, and assigns." As used in a covenant to convey land it is not confined to assignees of the contract, but includes grantees. (156 111. 210), and as used in a deed it includes tenants for years. (118 111. App. 57). ASSISA (Lat. assidere). A kind of jury or inquest. Assisa vertitur in juratum, the assize has been turned into a jury. See "Assize." A writ, as, an assize of ngvel disseisin, assize of common pasture. An ordinance, as assisa panis. Spelman; Litt. § 234; 3 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 402. A fixed specific time, sum, or quantity; a tribute; tax fixed by law; a fine. Spelman.

Assignees; those to whom property shall have been transferred. Now seldom used except in the phrase, in deeds, "heirs, administrators and assigns." Grant v. Carpenter, 8 R. I. 30. ASSISA (Lat. assidcre). Originally an assembly or court; then the enactments of such a court. 1 Iloldsw. H. E. L. 116. A kind of jury or inquest. For the difference between assisa and jura to, see Jurata. A writ; as, an assize of novel disseisin, assize of common pasture. An ordinance; as, assisa pants. Littleton § 234; 3 Sharsw. Bla. Com. 402. A fixed specific time, sum, or quantity. A tribute; tax fixed by law; a fine. Spelman, Gloss. Assisa armorum. A statute defining the arms which all freemen must carry. Assisa caderc. To be nonsuited. Cowell; 3 Bla. Com. 402. Assisa continuanda. A writ for the continuation of the assize to allow the production of papers. Reg. Orig. 217. Assisa do forcsta. Assize of the forest. Assisa mortis d'ancestoris. Assize of nwrt d'aiitrstre. Assisa panis ct cerevislm. Assize of bread and ale; a statute (1266) regulating the weight and measure of these articles. Abolished in London in 1S15 and in the rest of England in 1836. Assisa proroganda. A writ to stay proceedings where one of the parlies is engaged In a suit of the king. Reg. Orig. 208. Assisa ultima- prwscntationis. Assize of darrein presentment, which see. Assisa vena Uum. Statutes regulating the sale of certain articles. Spelman, Gloss. Assisa cadit (or vertitur) in juratam. Where a matter is so doubtful that it must ASSIS0RS. In Scotch Law. Jul

Nearly or quite synonymous with assignees, but now confined to conveyancing. Where a grantor covenants for himself, his executors, administrators and assigns, the word means any person to whom the property or interest described in the deed may happen at any future time to be assigned, either by deed or by operation of law; and it includes not only assignees, properly so called, but executors and administrators, the assignee of an assignee in perpetuum, the heir of an assignee, the assignee of an heir, the assignee of an assignee's executor, and a devisee, but not involuntary assignees, as assignees in bankruptcy. In a policy of insurance it means one who becomes the assignee of the policy, with the assent of the insurer, not any one who takes an interest in the property from the insured.

Assignees; those to whom property shall have been transferred. Now seldom used except in the phrase, in deeds, “heirs, administrators, and assigns.” 8 Ii. I. 36.

[L. Fr. amgnes; L. Lat. assi^nati.'] In conveyancing. A word nearly or quite synonymous with asiignee Sy and formerly sometimes so written; both words probably being only different pronunciations of the Fr. assignes, Termes de la ley. Its use is now confined to conveyandng, (as in the common expressions " heirs and assigns/' " executors, administrators and assigns, ) in which branch o( the law it has been employed from a very remote period. See ij^ra. Where a party in a deed covenants for hnnself, his executors, administrators and auigns, the word assigns means anv person to whom the property or interest described m the deed, may happen at any future time to be assigned, either by deed or by operation of law. Holthouse. Under the word assigns^ are included not only assignees, properly so called, but executors and admmistrators, the assignee of an assignee in perpeiuum, the heir of an assignee, the assignee of an heir, the assignee of an assignee's elector, and a devisee, ffob. 9 b. Co.Litt. 384 h. FUmd. 287, 288. 6 Co. 16, 17 b. 2 Show. 39, 67. Oodholt, 161. The word assigns occurs in most of the forms of charters in Bracton and Britton, with various modifications no longer used. Thus, — " tali, et hceredibus euis, et assignatis, et hceredibus assi^atorum;" to such a one, and his heirs and assigns, and' the heirs of his assigns. Bract, m. 37 b. " Tali, et hcsredibus suis et assignatis, et eorum hofredibus, et assignatis assignatorum, et hagredihus eorum;" to such a one, and his heirs and assigns, and their heirs, and the assigns of his assigns, and their heirs. Id. ibid. So, — a ses heires, et a sea assignes, et as assignes des assignes; to his heirs and to his assigns, and to the assigns of his assigns. Britt. c. 39. The mtroduction of this word into deeds» as a necessary word of form, probably grew out of the ancient doctrine that if a man's assigns were not specified in the porchase deed, he was not empowered to aliene. Mirr. c. 1, § 3. 2 Bl Com. 289. This appears from Bracton to have been particularly the case with bastards, who could not assign land given- to them, unless this were allowed by the terms of the gift, (nt«i hoc permissum esset per conditionem, et per modum donationis); that is, by express words denoting liberty of assignment,-* and the same author remarks, as worthy of notice, that this kind of gift was first invented in favor of that description of persons. Bract. fol. 20 b. Britton, with less explanation of the reason, asserts more positively that the word assigns wa& first allowed to be put in feoffments in favor of bastards; (car pur favour de bastars fuerent primes assignes grauntes a mettre en feffementes.) Britt. c. 4.) Cowell, who makes no reference to Bracton, seems to have misunderstood Britton on this point. See Cotoell, in voce.

contracts, means those to whom rights have been transmitted by particular title, such as sale, gift, legacy, transfer or cession. Vide Ham. Parties, 230; Lofft. 316.