Melior est conditio defendentis
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The cause of the defendant is the more advantageous. See 4 Cush. (Mass.) 405.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The condition of the party in possession is the better one, i. e., where the right of the parties is equal. Broom, Max. 715, 719.