At common law, this was the name of a mixed action (springing from the earlier personal action of ejectione flrmw) which lay for the recovery of the possession of land, and for damages for the unlawful detention of its possession. The action was highly fictitious, being in theory only for the recovery of a term for years, and brought by a purely fictitious person, as lessee in … [Read more...] about EJECTMENT
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ELECTED
The word "elected," In its ordinary signification, carries with it the idea of a vote, generally popular, sometimes more restricted, and cannot be held the synonym of any other mode of filling a position. Magruder v. Swann, 25 Md. 213; State v. Harrison, 113 Ind. 434, 16 N. B. 384, 3 Am. St. Rep. 663; Kimberlin v. State, 130 Ind. 120, 29 N. E. 773, 14 L. R, A. 858, 30 Am. St. … [Read more...] about ELECTED
EJECTOR
One who ejects, puts out, or dispossesses another. Casual ejector. The nominal defendant in an action of ejectment; so called because, by a fiction of law peculiar to that action, he is supposed to come casually or by accident upon the premises and to eject the lawful possessor. 3 ll. Comm. 203. … [Read more...] about EJECTOR
ELECTION
The act of choosing or selecting one or more from a greater number of persons, things, courses, or rights. The choice of an alternative. State v. Tucker, 54 Ala. 210. The Internal, free, and spontaneous separation of one thing from another, without compulsion, consisting in Intention and will. Dyer, 281. The selection of one man from among several candidates to discharge … [Read more...] about ELECTION
EJECTUM
That which is thrown up by the sea. Also jetsam, wreck, etc. … [Read more...] about EJECTUM