Melior Est Causa Possidentis
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The cause of the possessor is preferable. Dig. 50. 17. 126. 2. MELIOR EST CONDITIO DEFENDENTis. The cause of the defendant is the better. Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 639, 642; Dig. 50. 17. 126. 2; Hob. 199; 1 Mass. 66. MELIOR EST CONDITIO POSSIDENTIS et rel quam actoris. Better Is the condition of the possessor and that of the defendant than that of the plaintiff. 4 Inst. 180; Vaughan, 58, 60; Hpb. 103.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The cause of the party in possession is the more advantageous.