lawfully in possession
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From 67 U.S. 575 - Russell v. Ely · 1862Most cited · 18 citing opinions
if the defendant in this case, although he may have been the holder of the mortgage and the debt secured by it, obtained the possession of the block in controversy, by an arrangement with the tenant of the plaintiffs, after said lease had expired, and without their consent, he was not lawfully in possession