Consimili casu — Law Dictionary

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A writ by which a reversioner recovered land from the alienee of a life tenant.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In practice. A writ of entry, framed under the provisions of the statute Westminster 2, (13 Edw. I.,) c. 24, which lay for the benefit of the reversioner, where a tenant by the curtesy aliened in fee or for life,

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

In like casa A writ of entry which lay where a tenant by the curtesy, or tenant for life, aliened in fee, or in tail, or for another's life. It was brought by the reversioner against him to whom the tenant so aliened, and in the tenant's life-time.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

in, I. v. Cam consimili.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lftt. (In a like case.)

In old English practice. The name of a writ of entry which lay where a tenant by the curtesy, or tenant for life, aliened in fee, or in tul, or for another's life. It was brought by him in the reversion against the party to whom such tenant 80 aliened to his prejudice, and in the tenant's life time. Termes de la ley. F. N, £. 206. Boscoe's Real Act 95. Cowell It derived its name from the circumstance of being framed under the authority of the statute of Westminster 2, c. 24, which provided that "as often as it shall happen in chancery that in one case a writ is found, and in a like case^ {in consimili casti,) falling under the same right, and requiring like remedy, no writ is to be found, the clerks of ihe chancery shall agree in making a writ," Ac. 3 BL Com. 50. Steph. PL 1.