Mesne profits, action of
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
An action of trespass brought to recover profits derived from land, while the possession of it has been improperly withheld; that is, the yearly value of the premises.
Worthington v. Hiss, 70 Md. 172, 16 Atl. 534; Woodhull v. Rosenthal, 61 N. Y. 394; Thompson v. Bower, 60 Barb. (N. Y.) 477,