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Office found

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

In English law

Inquest of office found ; the finding of certain facts by a jury on an inquest or inquisition of office.

3 Bl. Comm. 258, 259.

This phrase has been adopted in American law.

2 Kent, Comm. 61. See Phillips v. Moore, 100 U. S. 212, 25 Ll Ed. 603; Baker v. Shy, 9 Heisk. (Tenn.) 89.--Office grant.

A designation of a conveyance made by some officer of the law to effect certain purposes, where the owner is either unwilling or unable to execute the requisite deeds to pass the title; such, fop example, as a tax-deed.

3 Washb. Real Prop. 537.