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Chattel Interest

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

An interest In corporeal hereditaments less than a freehold. 2 Kent, Comm. 342. There may be a chattel interest in real property, as in case of a lease. Stearns, Real Actions, 115. A term for years, no matter of how long duration, is but a chattel interest, unless declared otherwise" by statute. See the subject fully treated in 1 Washb. Real Prop. 310 et seq.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Any interest in land of less dignity than a freehold.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

An interest in corporeal hereditaments less than b 2 Kent 342. There may be a chattel interest in real iy, as in case of a lease; Stearns. Real Act. 115. A term for years, no mat: how long duration, is but a chattel interest, unless declared otherwise by statute. The subject is treated in 1 Washburn. R. P. 310.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An interest in corporeal hereditaments less than a freehold. 2 Kent, Comm. 342.

Defined under Chattel in Black's Law Dictionary.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

An interest in corporeal hereditaments, not amounting to a freehold, as distinguished from a freehold interest; such as an estate for years in land. 1 Steph. Com. 262. 2 Kent's Com. 342. See Burton's Real Prop. ch. 6. A subject of ownership, though in its nature real, may be owned in such a way as to constitute a chattel interest, or personal estate. 1 Hilliard% Real Prop. 51.