Hypothecary action
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
An action by a creditor to whom property has been hypothecated to have it sold to pay the debt. See 136 U. S. 130, 34 L. Ed. 372, 10 Sup. Ct. Rep. 1024.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The name of an action allowed under the civil law for the enforcement of the claims of a creditor by the contract of hypotheca. Lovell v. Cragin, 136 U. S. 130, 10 Sup. Ch 1024, 34 L. Ed. 372.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The name of an action allowed under the civil law for the enforcement of the claims of a creditor by the contract of hypotheca.