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Seisin in law

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

Black's Law Dictionary

A right of immediate possession according to the nafure of the estate.

Martin v. Trail, 142 Mo. 85, 43 S. W. 655; Savage v. Savage, 19 Or. ll2, 23 Pac. 890, 20 Am. St. Rep. 795.

As the old doctrine of corporeal investifure is no longer in force, the delivery of a deed gives seisin in law.

Watkins v. Nugen, 118 Ga. 372, 45 S. E. 262,