mort d’ancestor
law
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adverse possession
- In adverse possession
…known as the assize of mort d’ancestor. After the 17th century more expeditious legal actions were developed.
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Assize of Northampton
- In Assize of Northampton
…the possessory action known as mort d’ancestor (i.e., an action to recover lawfully inherited land that had been taken by another before the heir was able to take possession). In line with this, the justices were also ordered to hear pleas of novel disseisin (an action to recover lands of…
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