Possession

The Legal History of Possession

This section provides an overview of Possession

Key, Possession, Right

From the book The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law, about Key, Possession, Right (1): Having the key of a church, is prima facie evidence of possession, but the right of possession is a matter of proof.308

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Notes and References

1. Charles M. Scanlan, The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law. The Law of Church and Grave (1909), Benziger Brothers, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago

See Also

• Religion
• Church

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See Also

• Legal Biography
• Legal Traditions
• Historical Laws
• History of Law

Further Reading

• Possession in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press)
• The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History (Oxford University Press)
• Possession in the Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter
• A Short History of Western Legal Theory, by John Kelly