Formed Action
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
An action for which a form of words is provided which must be exactly followed. 10 Mod. 140. who hath right to lands or tenements by virtue of a gift In tail.
Steam, Real Act. 822; Andr. Steph. PI. 66.
It Is a writ in the nature of a writ ot right, and is the highest remedy which a tenant in tail can have.
Co. Lltt. 316.
This writ lay for those interested In an estate-tail who were liable to be defeated of their right by a discontinuance of the estatetail, who were not entitled to a writ of right •absolute, since none but those who claimed in fee-simple were entitled to this; EHtzh.
N. B. 255.
It is called formedon because the plaintiff in It claimed per formam doni. It is of three sorts: See the following titles. Abolished by stat.
3 & 4 Will. IV. c. 27.