Ejectment — fictitious lease and amendment
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 11 U.S. 471 - Blackwell v. Patton & Erwin's Lessee · 1813Most cited · 6 citing opinions
In an ejectment the lease is entirely a fiction invented for the purpose of going fairly to trial on the title. Courts have exercised a full discretion in allowing it to be amended. A Plaintiff has frequently been allowed to enlarge the term when it has expired before a final decision of the cause.
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