Ejectment

Ejectment, the name of the action in which a plaintiff formerly sued to recover possession of real estate, such as land and houses. By the "Common Law Procedure Act, 1852," the title of such action was altered, and the proceedings therein much simplified. It is now known as an action "for recovery of land." The proceedings of the old action of ejectment were of a very technical and abstruse character, the names of "John Doe" and "Richard Roe" (fictitious persons in such action) being still familiar to many. [Recovery of Land.]