Imputed Negligenceh
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
Negligence which is not directly attributable te the person himself, but which is the negli- IN. In the law of real estate, this preposition has always been used to denote the fact of seisin, title, or possession, and apparently _ serves as an elliptical expression for some such phrase as “in possession,” or as an abbreviation for “intitled” or “imvested with title,” Thus, in the old books, a tenant is said to be “in by lease of his lessor.”
Litt. § 82.