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    Question: What does it mean, "possession is 9/10 of the law"?

    Answer: The saying comes from English common law, one of the sources our Founders drew upon in drafting our Constitution.

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    On 10/24/07
    from AL said:
    "Possession is very strong; rather more than nine points of the law." — Lord Mansfield (1774) This is a quote from the English Commmon Law sytem where landowners ruled. They were the only people that could serve in the court of lords. Basically it means that if you own land in FEUDAL ENGLAND you get what you want. They were the court in the earlier years... Nowdays, people just find things to apply the phrase to...still fits, but not the same situation (drugs...)
    On 10/19/07
    E from MN said:
    Okay guys help me out here....My son and his wife own a van with both of their names on the title. The wife booked about 8 months ago and took the van. They have 3 kids and have them alternating weeks. My son has had no transportation in all this time. He now has the van now for the weekend because the wife has plans with her boyfriend, (they are not divorced, and she is pregnant by yet another boyfriend) so, my son now has possession of the van. Is this a case of "possession is 9/10's of the law"? Personally, I advised him to tell her he's keeping it now for his 8 months. Any advice?
    On 09/30/07
    Jenny from MO said:
    The variation of the term can mean alot of things. IT can go for drugs as well. If you have drugs in your pocession then yes by law you will get charged and go to jail for it. Now if you have lets say a car I suggest you have the title as well otherwise you have stolen it. Come on people.
    On 07/12/07
    RL from NJ said:

    Everyone read Kim for NY's response. That is the correct answer. The rest of you are just propagating

    On 07/01/06
    Casey from WA said:
    My landlord who is also my roommate had a woman living with him and when she moved she left her stuff here for 6 months and then came back to get some of it. She then didn't call for another 3 months and now she wants the rest of her stuff. My question is, if she has left it here for that long of a time is it alright for my landlord to throw the stuff away since she left it here so long?
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