 land" includes not only the face of the earth, but every thing under it, or over it. And therefore, if a man grants all his lands, he grants thereby all his mines of metal and other fossils, his woods, his waters, and his houses, as w:ell as his fields...  Political Economy: Its Objects, Uses, and Principles: Considered with ... - Page 73by Alonzo Potter - 1840 - 318 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Elmes - 1829 - 494 pages
...the word " land," includes not only the face of the earth, but every thing under it, or over it. And therefore if a man grants all his lands, he grants...waters, and his houses, as well as his fields and meadows (a). The common law, says Lord Coke(b), prohibiteth the building of any edifice to a common... | |
 | George Poulett Scrope - Economics - 1833 - 496 pages
...under these several heads every * " The word ' land ' includes not only the face of the earth, hut everything under it, or over it. Therefore, if a man...waters, and his houses, as well as his fields and meadows."— Blackslone's Commentaries, js. c. ii. p. 18. F 2 thing that in any shape co-operates in... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1836 - 852 pages
...of such of the ore only as should be found and got, the grantor parting with no estate or inD [*19] man grants all his lands, he grants thereby all his...waters, and his houses, as well as his fields and meadows. Not but the particular names of the things are equally sufficient to pass them, except in... | |
 | William Blackstone, James Stewart - Law - 1837 - 342 pages
...the word " land" includes not only the face of the earth, but every thing under it, or over it. And therefore, if a man grants all his lands, he grants...waters, and his houses, as well as his fields and meadows. Not but the particular names of the things are equally sufficient to pass them, except in... | |
 | William Blackstone - Great Britain - 1838 - 910 pages
...the word " land" includes not only the face of the earth, but every thing under it, or over it. And therefore, if a man grants all his lands, he grants...waters, and his houses, as well as his fields and [ *19 ] meadows. Not but the particular names of the things are 'equally sufficient to pass them, except... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1839 - 1084 pages
...The word ' land ' includes not only the face of the earth, but every thing under it or over it. And therefore, if a man grants all his lands, he grants...waters, and his houses, as well as his fields and meadows. Not but the particular names of the things are equally sufficient to pass them, except in... | |
 | Samuel Vallis Bone - Conveyancing - 1839 - 398 pages
...includes not only the face of the earth, but every thing under it or over it. And therefore, if a roan grants all his lands, he grants thereby all his mines...waters, and his houses, as well as his fields and meadows. Not but the particular names of the orchards, backsides, lofts, ways, paths, passages, waters,... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas - Law reports, digests, etc - 1839 - 956 pages
...the face of the earth, but every thing under it or over it. And therefore, if a man grants all Ills lands, he grants thereby all his mines of metal and other fossils, his woods, his waters, and hu houses, as well as his fields and meadows. Not but the particular names of the things are equally... | |
 | William Blackstone, John Bethune Bayly - Law - 1840 - 764 pages
...downwards. It includes not only the face of the earth, but every thing under it or over it. So that if a man grants all his lands, he grants thereby all his mines, woods, waters and houses, as well as his fields and wadows ; not but the particular names of the things... | |
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