In English law, the Assize of mort d'ancestor ("death of ancestor") was an action brought where a plaintiff claimed the defendant had entered upon a freehold belonging to the plaintiff following the death of one of his relatives.

It was one of the so-called "petty assizes" established by the Assize of Clarendon by Henry II in 1176 with the Azzize of Northampton^[1]]. Like the other two assizes, it was abolished in 1833.^[2]

[edit] See also

• Assize of novel disseisin
• Assize of darrein presentment

[edit] Further reading

• Sutherland, Donald W. The Assize of Novel Disseisin. Oxford University Press. 21 June 1973. ISBN 0198224109.
• Pollock, Sir Frederick and Frederic William Maitland. The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I. The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. 2nd edition. 30 Sept 1996. ISBN 1886363226.

[edit] References

1. ^ An introduction to English Legal History, J.H. Baker 4th edition Oxford University press, p234
2. ^ This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.