Mesne assignment
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
If A. grant a lease of land to B., and B. assign his interest to C-, and C. in his turn assign his interest therein to D., in this case the assignments so made by B. and C. would be termed "mesne assignments;" that is, they would be assignments intervening between A.'s original grant ftnd the vesting of D. 's interest in the land under the last assignment. Brown.
Defined under Mesne in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
If A. grant a lease of land to B., and L. assign his interest toC., and C. in his turn assign his interest therein to D., in this case the assignments so made by B. and C. would ba termed “mesne assignments;” that is, they would be assigaments intervening between A.’s original grant and the vesting of D.’s interest in the land under thelastassignment. Brown,