Trespass To Try Title
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
An action authorized in a few states by statutes allowing title to be tried in trespass q. c. f. The nature and scope of the action differs with the various statutes. In South Carolina, the action is in the nature of ejectment, while in Texas it is,an action to quiet title. TRESPASS VI ET ARMIS (Lat. vi et armis, with force and arms).
In practice. The form of action which lies to recover damages for an injury which is the immediate consequence of a forcible wrong:ful act done to the person or personal property. 2 Const. (S. C.) 294. It is distinguished from case in this, that the injury in case is the indirect result of the act done. See "Case;" 4 Bouv. Inst, note 3583.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The name of the action used in several of the states for the recovery of the possession of real property, with damages for any trespass committed upon the same by the defendant.
Defined under Trespass in Black's Law Dictionary.