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Limited Owner

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

One whose title In lands is less than a fee simple.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One whose ownership is not absolute and exclusive. See 23 S. C. 25, 55 Am. Rep. 1.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A tenant for life, in tail, or by the curtesy. The Limited Owner’s Residences Acts, 33 & 34 Viet c, 5(J and 34 & 35 Viet, c, 84, enable the tenant for life of a settled estate to charge the estate with the expense of building a mansion house. Whart Lex.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A tenant for life, in tail, or by the curtesy, or other person not having a fee-simple in his absolute disposition. As to limited "Company," "Divorce," "Executor," "Fee," "Jurisdiction," "Liability," and "Parinership," see those titles.

Defined under Limitation in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A tenant forlife, in tail, or by the curtesy, or other person not having a fee-simple in his absolute dispasition. partners, jointly and severally responsible as ordinary partners, and by whom the businegs is condnetud, and one or more special part ners, contributing in cash payments a spe cific sui as capital to the cummon stock, and who are not liable for the debts of the partnership beyond the fund so contributed. 1 Rev. St. N. Y. 764.