Hereditaments

Things capable of being inherited. Co. Litt. 5b; 2 Bl. Comm. 17. By this term, such things are denoted as may be the subject matter of inheritance, but not the inheritance itself. It cannot, therefore, by its own intrinsic force, enlarge an estate prima facie a life estate into a fee. 2 Bos. & P. 251; 8 Term R. 503. See 4 Washb. Real Prop. Index. Hereditaments are either (1) corporeal, such as are substantial and permanent, being comprehended under the general denomination "land"; (2) incorporeal, being heritable rights issuing out of things corporeal. They include advowsons, tithes, dignities, pensions, franchises, offices, commons, ways, annuities, and rents. 2 Bl. Comm, 19 et seq. Hereditaments are also divided into real, personal, and mixed. Challis, Real Prop. 39, 40.

Things capable of being inherited, be it corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal, or mixed, and Including not only lands and everything thereon, but also heir-looms, and certain furniture which, by custom, may descend to the heir together with the land. Co. Litt 5 6; 2 Bla. Com. 17; Chal. R. P. 43; Oskaloosa Water Co. v. City of Oskaloosa, 84 la. 407, 61 N. W. 18, 15 L. R. A. 296. By this terra such things are denoted as may be the subject-matter of inheritance, but not the Inheritance itself; it cannot, therefore, by its own intrinsic force, enlarge an estate prima fame a life estate, into a fee; 2 B. & P. 251; 8 Terra 503.

Things capable of being inherited, be it corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal or mixed, and including not only lands and everything thereon, but also heir-looms, and certain furniture which, by custom, may descend to the heir together with the land. Co. Litt. 5b; 2 Bl. Comm. 17; Nellis v. Munson, 108 N. Y. 453, 15 N. E. 739; Owens v. Lewis, 46 Ind. 508, 15 Am. Rep. 295; Whitlock v. Greacen, 48 N. J. Eq. 359, 21 Atl. 944; Mitchell v. Warner, 5 Conn. 497; New York v. Mabie, 13 N. Y. 159, 64 Am. Dee, 538. The term includes a few rights unconnected with land, but it is generally used as the widest expression for real property of nil kinds, and is therefore employed in conveyances after the words "lands" and "tenements," to include everything of the nature of realty which they do not cover. Sweet.

— Corporeal hereditaments. Substantial permanent objects which may be inherited. The term "land" will include all such. 2 Bl. Comm. 17; Whitlock v. Greacen, 48 N. J. Eq. 859, 21 Atl. 944; Cary v. Daniels, 5 Mete. (Mass.) 236; Gibbs v. Drew, 16 Fla. 147, 26 Am. Ren. 700.

— Incorporeal hereditaments. Anything, the subject of property, which is inheritable and not tangible or visible. 2 Woodd. Leet. 4. A right issuing out of a thing corporate (whether real or personal) or concerning or annexed to or exercisable within the same. 2 Bl. Comm. 20; 1 Washb. Real Prop. 10; Hegan v. Pendennis Club (Ky.) 64 S. W. 465; Whitlock v. Greacen, 48 N. J. Eq. 359, 21 Atl. 944; Stone v. Stone, 1 R. I. 428.

Things capable of being inherited, be it corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal, or mixed, and including not only lands and everything thereon, but also heir-looms, and certain furniture which, by custom, may descend to the heir together with the land. Co. Litt. 56; 2 Bl. Comm. Wis The two kinds of hereditaments are corpoveal, which are tangible, (in fact, they mean the same thing as land,) and incorporeal, which are not tangible, and are the rights and profits annexed to or issuing out of land. Wharton. expression fer real property of all kinds, and is therefore employed in conveyances after tha words ‘“Jands" and “tenements,” to include everything of the nature of realty which they do not cover. Sweet.