 | Francis Stoughton Sullivan, Gilbert Stuart - 1805 - 354 páginas
...was concerned, might be levied as soon as possible, the security by statute merchant gave possession of the whole of the land to- the creditor; but the writ of elegit gave him possession of no more than one half. Originally men could not alien lands at all. Afterwards they were... | |
 | William Austin Montriou - 1866 - 254 páginas
...merchants, and that " allowed among the other subjects. The security by statute-merchant, gave " possession of the whole of the land to the creditor; but the writ of elegit " gave him possession of no more than a half: originally men could " not alienate at all, afterwards they were... | |
 | William Austin Montriou - 1866 - 252 páginas
...merchants, and that " allowed among the other subjects. The security by statute-merchant, gave " possession of the whole of the land to the creditor; but the writ of elegit "gave him possession of no more than a half: originally men could " not alienate at all, afterwards they were... | |
 | Francis Stoughton Sullivan, Gilbert Stuart - 2003 - 476 páginas
...merchants, in whofe profperity the whole community was concerned, might be levied as foon as poffible, the fecurity by ftatute merchant gave poffeffion of...to the creditor ; but the writ of elegit gave him poffeffion of no more than one half. Originally men could not alien lands at all. Afterwards they were... | |
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... subjects, was likewise introduced. But the difference of execution "given upon this writ, and that given upon the statute-merchant, proves a "very wide difference in the attachment allowed among merchants, and that " allowed among the other subjects.... 