Ejectione Firma

Ejection, or ejectment of farm. The name of a writ or action of trespass, which lay at common law where lands or tenements were let fora term of years, and aflerwards the lessor, reversioner, remainder-man, or any stranger ejected or ousted the lessee of his term, ferme, or farm, (ipsum a firma e@ecit.) In this case the latter might have his writ of ejection, by which he recovered at first damages for the trespass only, but it was afterwards madea remedy to recover back the term itself, or the remainder of it, with damages. Reg. Orig. 2276; Fitzh, Nat. Brev. 220,°F, G; 3 BI. Comm. 199; Litt. § 322; Crabb, Eng. Law, 290,448. It is the foundation of the modern action of ejectment.