This term, in its vulgar acceptation, is only applied to houses and other buildings, but in its original, proper, and legal sense it signifies everything that may be holden, provided it be of a permanent nature, whether it be of a substantial and sensible, or of an unsubstantial, ideal, kind. Thus, liberum tencmentum, frank tenement,… Continue Reading TENEMENT
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TENANT’S FIXTURES
This phrase signifies things which are fixed to the freehold of the demised premises, but which the tenant may detach and take away, provided he does so in season. Wall v. Hinds, 4 Gray (Mass.) 256, 270. 64 Am. Dec. 64.
SWEIN
In old English law. A freeman or freeholder within the forest.
SWEINMOTE
In forest law. A court holden before the verderors, as judges, by the steward of the sweinmote, thrice in every year, the siceins or freeholders within the forest composing the jury. Its principal jurisdiction was
STATESMAN
A freeholder and farmer In Cumberland. Wharton.
SHELLEY’S CASE, RULE IN
“When the ancestor, by any gift or conveyance, tak- eth an estate of freehold, and in the same gift or conveyance an estate is limited, either mediately or immediately, to his heirs in fee or in tail, the ‘heirs’ are words of limitation of the estate, and not words of purchase.” 1 Coke, 104. Intimately… Continue Reading SHELLEY’S CASE, RULE IN
SENESCHALLO ET MARESHALLO QUOD NON TENEAT PLACITA DE LI- BERO TENEMENTO
A writ addressed to the steward and marshal of England, inhibiting them to take cognizance of an action in their court that concerns freehold. Reg. Orig. 185. Abolished.
SEISED IN DEMESNE AS OF FEE
This is the strict technical expression used to describe the ownership in “an estate in fee-simple in possession in a corporeal hereditament.” The word “seised” is used to express the “seisin” or owner’s possession of a freehold property: the phrase “in de mesne,” or “in his demesne,” (in dominico suo) signifies that he is seised… Continue Reading SEISED IN DEMESNE AS OF FEE
SEISIN
The completion of the feudal investiture, by which the tenant was admitted into the feud, and performed the rights of homage and fealty. Stearns, Beal Act. 2. Possession with an intent on the part of him who holds it to claim a freehold inter- est. Towle v. Ayer, 8 N. H. 58; Ferguson y. Wltsell,… Continue Reading SEISIN
REMITTER
Tbe relation back of a later defective title to an earlier valid title. Re- mitter is where he who has the true property or jus proprietatis in lands, but is out of possession thereof, and has no right to enter without recovering possession in an action, has afterwards the freehold cast upon him by some… Continue Reading REMITTER