Lying In Grant
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
Capable of being passed by grant without livery or seisin. Incorporeal rights and things which cannot be transferred by livery of possession, but which exist only in idea, in contemplation of law, are said to lie in grant, and pass by the mere delivery of the need.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Incorporeal rights and things which cannot be transferred by livery of possession, but which exist only in idea, In contemplation of law, are said to lie la grant, and pass by the mere delivery of the deed. See Gbant; Liveby op 'Seisin; Seisin.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A phrase applied to incorporeal rights, incapable of manual tradition, and which must pass by mere delivery of a deed.