Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

Presumptive Title

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

That which arises from mere occupation, with no pretense of right to hold possession. It is the very lowest order of title. PRET (Fr.) Loan. PRET A USAGE (Fr. loan for use). A phrase used in the French law instead of commodatum,

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The most imperfect degree of title; actual occupation without apparent right. See Bouvier Law Dictionary, “Title.”

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

See Title. PRET A USAGE (Fr. loan for use). A phrase used in the French law instead of commodatum.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A barely presumptive title, which ls of the very lowest order, arises out of the mere occupation or simple possession of property, (jus possessionis,) without any apparent right, or any pretense of right, to hold and continue such possession.

Defined under Title in Black's Law Dictionary.