Legal Definitions - legal intromission

Definition: Legal intromission refers to the handling or dealing with the affairs or property of another person, with or without legal authority. It can be authorized, such as a creditor's enforcement of a debt, or unauthorized, such as when someone deals with the property of a deceased person without permission.

Examples:

• A lawyer handling the estate of a deceased person is engaging in legal intromission.
• If a person takes possession of someone else's property without permission, they are committing vicious intromission.
• If a spouse continues to possess the goods of their deceased spouse for preservation, it is considered necessary intromission.

These examples illustrate how legal intromission can occur with or without legal authority, and how it can have different consequences depending on the circumstances.