Better Equity
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
The right which, in a court of equity, a second incumbrancer has who has taken securities against subsequent dealings to his prejudice, which a prior incumbrancer neglected to take although he had an opportunity.
1 Chanc. Prec. 470, n.; Oliver v. Oliver, 4 Rawle (Pa.) 144, 26 Am. Dec. 123.