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A recovery was effected by the party wishing te convey the land suffering a fictitious action to tie brought against him by the party to whom the land was to be conveyed, (the demandant,) and allowing the demandant to recover a judgment against him for the land in question. The vendor, or conveying party, in thus assisting or permitting the demandant so to recover a judgment … [Read more...] about SUFFERING A RECOVERY

Let In the civil law. A coming in place of another, on his decease; a coming into the estate which a deceased person had at the time of his death. This was either by virtue of an express appointment of the deceased person by his will, (ex testamento,) or by the general appointment of law in case of intestacy, (ab intestato.) Inst. 2, 9, 7; Heinecc. Mem. lib. 2, tit. 10. … [Read more...] about SUCCESSIO

As to sufficient "Consideration" and "Evidence," see those titles. … [Read more...] about SUFFICIENT

Service to another person or party who is authorized to receive legal documents on behalf of the named party in the documents. When another form of the delivery of court documents occurs that is substituted for personal service, which is the practice of handing the legal papers directly to the person being served. Examples of substitute service are leaving the documents with an … [Read more...] about SUBSTITUTED SERVICE

Scotch law. Where an estate is settled on a long series of heirs, substituted one after another, in tailzie, the person first called in the tailzies, is the institute; the rest, the heirs of tailzie; or the substitutes. … [Read more...] about SUBSTITUTES