Linea
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law · Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
I. A line; a line of descent. Linea recta semper prsefertur transversal!: the direct line is always preferred to the collateral. LineaL In a direct line; from parent to child. Lineal warranty: a warranty of land made by a person in the Hue of title, or who might have been heir. v. Collateral.