A common recovery is sometimes suffered with double voucher, which occurs when the person first vouched to warranty, comes in and vouches over a third person. 2. The necessity for double voucher arises when the tenant in tail is not the tenant in the writ, but is tenant by warranty; that is, where he is vouched, and comes in and confesses the warranty. Generally speaking, to … [Read more...]
DOTE UNDE NIHIL HABET
The name of a writ of dower which a widow sues against the tenant, who bought land of her husband in his lifetime, and in which her dower remains, of which he was seised solely in fee simple or fee tail. … [Read more...]
DOUBLE WASTE
When a tenant, bound to repair, suffers a house to be wasted, and then unlawfully fells timber to repair it, he is said to commit double waste. … [Read more...]
DOTI LEX FAVET; PRAEMIUM PUDORIS EST; IDEO PARCATUR
Latin, meaning The law favors dower; it is the reward of chastity therefore let it be preserved. … [Read more...]
DOUBLE WILLS
Two wills created mutually. … [Read more...]