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Nul Disseisin

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In pleading. No disseisin. A plea in a real action, by which the defendant denies that there was any disseisin. It is a species of the general issue. NUL NE DOIT S'ENRICHIR AUX DEpens des autres. No one ought to enrich himself at the expense of others. NUL PRENDRA ADVANTAGE DE SON tort demesne. No one shall take advantage of his own wrong. Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 265. NUL SANS DAMAGE AVERA ERROR ou attaint. No one shall have error or attaint unless he has sustained damage.'' Jenk. Cent. Cas. 323.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Not disseised, the general issue in an assize of novel disseisin.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

No disseisin A plea in a real action, by which the defendant denies that there was any disseisin. It is a species of the general issue. NUL TIEL RECORD (Fr. no such record). A plea which is proper when it is proposed to disprove the existence of the record on which the plaintiff founds his ac-; tion. Andr. Stoph. Pi. 234. Any matters may he introduced under it which tend to destroy the validity of the record as a record, provided they do not contradict the recitals of the record itself; Bennett v. Morley, 10 Ohio 100. It is frequently used to enable the defendant to deny the jurisdiction of the court from which the alleged record emanates; Jacquette v. Hugunon, 2 Mc Lean, 129, Fed. Cas. No. 7,169. It is said to be the proper plea to an action on a foreign judgment, especially if of a sister state; Newcomb v. Peck, 17 Vt. 302, 44 Am. Dec. 340; Hall v. Williams, 6 v. Mann, 33 Me. 268; Williams v. Preston, 3 J. J. Marsh. (Ky.) 600, 20 Am. Dec. 179; especially if the judgment be that of a justice of the peace; Graham v. Grigg, 3 Ilarr. (Del.) *108. It has been held that it is an inappropriate plea to suits upon foreign judgments, since such judgments do not create a merger, and are only prima facie evidence of an indebtedness; Tourigny v. lloule, 88 Me. 106, 31 Atl. 158. See Conflict of Laws. NUL TORT (L. Fr. no wrong). A plea to a real action, by which the defendant denies that lie committed any wrong. It is a species of general issue.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

pleading. No disseisin. A plea ina real action, by which the defendant denies that there was any disseisin: it is a species of the general issue.