Real Law

At Common Law. A popular term used to denote such parts of the system of common law as concern or relate to real property. In Civil Law. A law which^relates to specific property, whether movable or immovable. If real law in any given case relate to immovable property, it is limited in its operation to the territory within which that is situate, real estate being, both by the common and continental laws, subject exclusively to the laws of the government within whose territory it is situate. Story, Confl. Laws, 426, 428. See "Lex Rei Sitae."

At Common Law. A popu- property, and are governed by tbe rules relar term used to denote such parts of the lating thereto — such are terms of years of system of common law as concern or relate lands. Such interests are known as chattels to real property. real; 2 Bla. Com. 380. In Civil Law. A law which relates to spe- Though the term real as applied to prop-, cific property, whether movable or immova- erty, in distinction from personal, is now so ble. familiar, it is one of a somewhat recent in- If real law in any given case relate to im- troduction. While the feudal law prevailed, movable property, it is limited in its opera- the terms in use in its stead were lands, tention to the territory within which that prop- ements, or hereditaments. These acquired erty is situate, real estate being, both by the the epithet of real from the nature of the common and continental laws, subject ex- remedy applied by law for the recovery of clusively to the laws of the government with- them, as distinguished from that provided in whose territory it is situate; Story, Confl. in case of injuries, contracts broken, and the L. 426. See Lex Rei Sitve. like. In the one case the claimant or de-

At common law. The body of laws relating to real property. This use of the term is popular rather than technical.

In the civil law. A law which relates to specific property, whether movable or immovable. Laws purely real directly and indirectly regulate property, and the rights of property, without intermeddling with or changing the sinte of the person. Wharton.