Unity

In the law of estates. The agreement or coincidence of certain qualities in the title of a joint estate or an estate in common. It is the peculiar characteristic of an estate in joint tenancy and is fourfold, unity of interest, unity of title, unity of time, and unity of possession. In other words, joint tenants have one and the same interest accruing by one and the same conveyance, commencing at one and the same time, and held by one and the same undivided possession. 2 Bl. Comm. 180.

An agreement or coincidence of certain qualities in the title of a joint-estate or an estate in common. In a joint-estate there must exist four unities: that of interest, that of title, and, therefore, their estates must be created by one and the same act; that of time, for their estates must be vested at one and the same tout, or by the half or moiety and by all: that is, each of them has an entire possession as well of every parcel as of the whole; 2 Bla. Com. 170. Coparceners must have the unities of interest, title, and possession. In tenancies In common, the unity of possession is alone required; 2 Bla. Com. 192. See Estate in Common; Estate in Coparcenary; Estate of Joint-Tenancy; Tenant.

In the law of estates. The peculiar characteristic of an estate held by several in joint tenancy, and which is fourfold, vis., unity of interest, unity of title, unity of time, and unity of possession. In other words, joint tenants have one and the same interest, accruing by one and the same conveyance, commencing at one and the same time, and held by one and the same undivided'possession. 2 Bl. Comm. 180. '

— Unity of interest. This term is applied to joint tenants, to signify that no one of them can have a greater interest in the property than each of the others, while, in the case of tenants in common, one of them may have a larger Share than any of the others. Williams, Real Prop. 134, 139.

— Unity of possession. Joint possession of two righto by several titles. As if I take a lease of land from a person at a certain rent, and afterwards I buy the fee-simple of such land, by this I acquire unity of possession, by which the lease is extinguished. Cowell; Brown. It is also one of the essential properties of a point estate, each of the tenants having the entire possession as well of every parcel as of the whole. 2 Bl. Comm. 182.

— Unity of seisin. where a person seised of land which is subj'ect to an easement, profit a prender, or similar right, also becomes seised of the land to which the easement or other right is annexed. Sweet.

— Unity of time. One of the essential properties of a joint estate; the estates of the tenants being vested at one and the same period. 2 Bl. Comm. 181.

— Unity of title. applied to joint tenants, to signify that they hold their property by one and the same title, while tenants in common may take property by several titles. Williams, Reai Prop. 134.

A similarity of estate among tenants in joint tenancy, consisting in unity of interest, of possession, of time, and of title. Unity of interest: one of the essential properties of a joint estate, — all the tenants being entitled to one period of duration or quantity of interest Unity of possession: one of the essential properties of a joint estate,— each of the tenants having the entire possession as well of every parcel as of the whole. Unity of time: one of the essential properties of a joint estate. — the estates of the tenants being vested at one and the same period. Unity of title: one of the essential properties of a joint e.state,— the estate of all the tenants being created by one and the same act Unins omnino testis responsio non audiatnr, I In the civil law. The answer of one witness shall not be heard at all; the testimony of a single witness shall not be admitted under any circumstances. Uniuscujusque contractus initinm spectandnm est, et causa, I In the civil law. The commencement and cause of every contract are to be regarded.

1. The peculiar characteristic of an estate in joint tenancy is a four-fold unity — of interest, title, time, and possession. See Tenant. 2. At common law, a husband and wife were one person, and he that person. Upon this principle of " unity of person " depended all the legal rights, duties, and disabilities that either party acquired by the marriage. Hence, the wife could neither sue nor be sued without joining the husband; and neither could convey directly to the other — a principle which does not now operate, at least in the case of a voluntary transfer as a settlement upon the wife.i See Husband. 3. Assent to the same thing in the same sense. See Agreement; Assent.

A similarity of estate among tenants of the same land; as. Unity of interest, where the estate of each is of the same durar tion; Unity of title, where acquired by the same title; Unity of time, when vested at the same period; Unity of possession, where each tenant is seised equally of the whole, v. Joivi tenants. Common, Coparcenary.

In the law of estates, thepeculiar characteristic of an estate held by several in joint tenancy, and which is fourfold; viz., unity of interest, unity of title, unity of time, and unity of possession. In other words, joint tenants have one and the same interest, accruing by one and the same conveyance, commencing at one and the same time, and held by one and the same undivided possession. 2 Bl. Com. 180. Unity of interest. One of the properties of a joint estate, all the joint tenants being entitled to the same period of duration or quantity of interest in the lands. 2 Bl. Com. 181. Unity of possession. One of the essential properties of a joint estate, each of the tenants having the entire possession as well of every parcel as of the whole. 2 Bl. Com. 182. Unity of possession is where a man hath a right to two estates, and holds them together jointly in his own hands; as if a man take a lease of lands from another at a certain rent, and after, he buys the feesimple, this is a unity of possession, by which the lease is extinguished, because that he who had before the occupation only for his rent is now become lord and owner of the land. Termes de la Ley. Unity of time. One of the essential properties of a joint estate; the estates of the tenants being vested at one and the same period. 2 Bl. Com. 181. Unity of title. One of the essential properties of a joint estate. The estate of all the tenants must be created by one and the same act, whether legal or illegal. 2 Bl. Com. 181.