Not Possessed
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In pleading. A plea sometimes u^ed in actions of trover, when the defendant was not possessed of the
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A plea in trover denying the plaintiff’s possession.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A plea sometimes used in actions of trover, when the defendant was not possessed of the goods at the commencement of the action. 3 M. & G. 101, 103.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A special traverse used in an action of trover, alleging that defendant was not possessed, at the time of action brought, of the chattels alleged to have bcen converted by him.