What is DE SON TORT?

TORT. L. Fr. Of his own wrong. A stranger who takes upon him to act as an executor without any just authority
is called an “executor of his own wrong,” (de son tort.) 2 Bl. Comm. 507; 2 Steph. Comm. 244.

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Related Legal Terms
TORT, TORT-FEASOR, TORT PERSONAL, TORT REFORM, NUL TORT, PERSONAL TORT, TORT WILLFUL, WILLFUL TORT, MARITIME TORT, JOINT TORT


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