Legal Definitions - de post disseisina

DE POST DISSEISINA

De post disseisina is a legal term that refers to a writ used to recover land by a person who had previously recovered the land from a disseisor by a praecipe quod reddat or on a default or reddition, but who was again disseised by the same disseisor.

For example, if John sues Jack for disseising him of his land, and John wins the case, Jack must return the land to John. However, if Jack later disseises John again, John can use the de post disseisina writ to recover the land once more.

Another example is if Sarah wins a case against Tom for disseising her of her land, but Tom later takes the land back by force. Sarah can then use the de post disseisina writ to recover the land again.

These examples illustrate how the de post disseisina writ can be used to recover land that has been taken by a disseisor, even after the land has been recovered through other legal means.