Prior Tempore
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
POTIOR JURE
He who is first in time is preferred in right.
Co. Litt. 14a; 2 P. Wms. 491; 1 Term R. 733; 9 Wheat. (U. S.) Append. 24.