practice. This writ lies where a party claims damages for a trespass committed against his person, or tangible and corporeal property. See Trespass. … [Read more...]
WRIT DE RATIONABILI PARTE BONORUM
A writ which lay for a widow, against the executor of her deceased husband, to compel the executor to set off to her a third part of the decedent's personalty, after payment of his debts. Fitzh. Nat Brev. 122, L. … [Read more...]
WRIT OF EJECTMENT
practice. The name of a process issued by a party claiming land or other real estate, against one who is alleged to be unlawfully in possession. Vide Ejectment. … [Read more...]
WRIT DE RATIONALIBUS DIVISIS
The name of a writ which lies properly when two men have lands in several towns or hamlets, so that the one is seised of the land in one town or hamlet, and the other, of the other town or hamlet by himself; and they do not know the bounds of the town or hamlet, nor of their respective lands. This writ lies by one, against the other, and the object of it is to fix the … [Read more...]
WRIT DE REPARTIONE or WRIT DE FACIENDA
The name of an ancient writ which lies by one or more joint tenants against the other joint tenants, or by a person owning a house or building against the owner of the adjoining building, to compel the reparation of such, joint property. … [Read more...]