Interruption

The effect of some act or circumstance which stops the course of a prescription or act of limitations. 3 Bligh (N. S.) 444; 4 Mees. & W. 497. Civil interruption is that which takes place by some judicial act. Natural interruption is an interruption in fact. 4 Mason (U. S.) 404; 2 Younge & J. 285. See "Easement"; "Limitations"; "Prescription." In Scotch Law. The true proprietor's claiming his right during the course of prescription. Bell, Diet.

The occurrence of some act or fact, during the period of prescription, which is sufficient to arrest the running of the statute of limitations. It is said to be either "natural" or "civll," the former being caused by the act of the party; the latter by the legal effect or operation of some fact or circumstance. Innerarity v. Mims. 1 Ala. 674; Carr v. Foster, 3 Q. B. 588; Flight v. Thomas, 2 Adol. & El. 701. Interruption of the possession is where the right is not enjoyed or exercised continuously ; interruption of the right is where the person having or claiming the right ceases the exercise of it in such a manner as to show that he does not claim to be entitled to exercise it.

In Scotch law. The true proprietor's claiming his right during the course of prescription. Bell.

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The occurrence of some act or fact, during the period of prescription, which is sufficient to arrest the running of thestatute of limitations. Itis said to be either “natural” or “civil,” the former being caused by the act of the party; the lat- Interruption of the possession is where the right is not enjoved orexercised continuously; interruption of the right is where the person haying or claiming the right ceases the exerciseof it in such amanner a5 to show that he dees not claim to be entitled to exercise it. In Seotch law. ‘The true proprietor’s claiming his right during the course of preseviption. Dell.

is the effect of some act or circumstance which of the use of a thing is natural or civil. Natural interruption is an interruption in fact, which takes place whenever by some act we cease truly to possess what we formerly possessed. Vide 4 Mason’s Rep. 404; 2 Y. & Jarv. 285. Civil interruption is that which takes place by some judicial act, as the commencement of a suit to recover the thing in dispute, which gives notice to the possessor that the thing which he possesses does not belong to him. When the title has once been gained by prescription, it will not be lost by any interruption of it for ten or twenty years. 1 Inst. 113 b A simple acknowledgment of a debt by the debtor, is a sufficient interruption to prevent the statute from running. Indeed whenever an agreement express or iniplied takes place between the creditor and the debtor, between the possessor and the owner, which admits the indebtedness or the right to the thing in dispute, it is considered a civil conventional interruption which prevents the statute or the right of prescription from running. Vide 3 Burge on the Confl. of Laws, 63.