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Longa possessio

Defined in 1 dictionary — Kinney (1893)

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I. Long possession; — est pacis jns: long possession is the law of peace; — jus parit: long possession begets right; — parit jus possidendi, et to Uit actionem vero domino: long possession produces the right of possession, and takes away from the true owner his action. Longnm tempus, et longus nsns qui excedit memoria hominum, suflicit pro jure: long time and long use, exceeding the memory of men, suffices for right