Usurper

One who assumes, the right of government by force, contrary to and in violation of the constitution of the cou Dtry. Toul. Droit. Civ, n. 32. One who intrudes himself into an office which is vacant, and ousts the incumbent without any color of title whatever; his acts are void in every respect; Mc Craw v. Williams, 33 Gratt. (Va.) 513; Hooper v. Goodwin, 48 Me. 80.

One who intrudes himself into an office which is vacant, and ousts the incumbent without any title or color whatever. His acts are void in every respect. Non usurpavit. L. He has not usurped: he is not exercising a franchise without authority. A plea to a quo warranto, that the defendant has a right to exercise the franchise, accompanied by a negation of the allegations of the writ, is not a plea of non usurpavit nor a disclaimer, but is a valid plea in such case. See Officer, De facto.

government, is one who assumes the right of government by force contrary to and in violation of the constitution of the country. Toull. Dr. Civ. n. 32. Vide Tyranny.