{"id":6129,"date":"2017-11-01T23:53:58","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T23:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6129"},"modified":"2017-11-02T00:07:48","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T00:07:48","slug":"writ-of-formedon-for-claiming-a-right-to-an-inheritance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6129","title":{"rendered":"Writ of Formedon – for claiming a right to an inheritance including land"},"content":{"rendered":"

Writ of Formedon<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>[fr. Lat1n forma doni ‘form of the gift’) (15c.) Hist<\/em>. A writ of\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>right for claiming entailed property held by another. A writ of formedon was the highest\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>remedy available to a tenant in tail.<\/strong> \u2013 formedon.\u201d <\/strong>[1]<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Excerpt from Alexander M. Burrill’s\u00a0A Law Dictionary and Glossary<\/a><\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cCalled formedon, because the writ comprehended the<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nform of the gift. It was of three kinds, in the descender, in the\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>remainder, and in the reverter.<\/span>\u201d<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

Definition of<\/span> (In) Tail<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>n<\/em>. (14.) The limitation of an estate so that it can be inherited only\u00a0<\/strong>by the fee owner’s issue or class of issue.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 See FEE TAIL;\u00a0ENTAIL. \u2013 Also termed (in Scots Law) tailzie\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n