In law, possession proceedings are proceedings in a court of law due to a dispute over possession of a physical asset. These are common in divorce issues where the parties cannot decide on which of the two will receive possession of a particular object of value.
Famous quotes containing the words possession and/or proceedings:
“Let it be signified to me through any channel ... that the possession of the Floridas would be desirable to the United States, and in sixty days it will be accomplished.
...penned in the language of truth, and divested of those expressions of servility which would persuade his majesty that we are asking favors and not rights.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
“From his proceedings in Congress, he appears demented, and his actings and doings inspire my pity more than anger.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)