trespass to try title — an action of trespass quare clausum fregit or its equivalent under codes and practice acts brought as a means of determining the title to land … Useful english dictionary
trespass to try title — An action to recover possession of real property and damages for any trespass committed upon such property by the defendant. 52 Am J1st Tresp § 2. An action displacing or supplementing the common law action of ejectment in some jurisdictions. 25… … Ballentine's law dictionary
trespass — tres·pass 1 / tres pəs, ˌpas/ n [Anglo French trespas violation of the law, actionable wrong, from Old French, crossing, passage, from trespasser to go across, from tres across + passer to pass]: wrongful conduct causing harm to another: as a: a… … Law dictionary
trespass — An unlawful interference with one s person, property, or rights. At common law, trespass was a form of action brought to recover damages for any injury to one s person or property or relationship with another. Any unauthorized intrusion or… … Black's law dictionary
Quiet title — An action to quiet title is a lawsuit brought in a court having jurisdiction over land disputes, in order to establish a party s title to real property against anyone and everyone, and thus quiet any challenges or claims to the title.This legal… … Wikipedia
Trespass (film) — Infobox Film name=Trespass caption= The movie poster for Trespass . imdb id=0105636 writer=Bob Gale Robert Zemeckis starring=Bill Paxton William Sadler Ice T Ice Cube director=Walter Hill producer=Neil Canton music=Ry Cooder |… … Wikipedia
Ayers v. Watson — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Ayers v. Watson ArgueDate=November 11 ArgueYear=1884 DecideDate=March 2 DecideYear=1885 FullName=Ayers v. Watson USVol=113 USPage=594 Citation= Prior= Subsequent= Holding= SCOTUS=1882 1887 Majority= JoinMajority= LawsApplied … Wikipedia
boundary — bound·ary n pl ar·ies: a theoretical line that marks the limit of an area of land Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. boundary I … Law dictionary
test case — A case involving an actual controversy but brought for the purpose of determining the law upon the point presented. 1 Am J2d Actions § 56. A test case is not necessarily a moot case, and where a case is one of fact or right, there is no principle … Ballentine's law dictionary
property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… … Universalium
