What is PETITORY ACTION

A droitural action ; that is. one in which the plaintiff seeks to establish and enforce, by an appropriate legal proceeding , his right of property, or his title, to the subject- matter in dispute ; as distinguished from a possessory action , where the right to the possession is the point In litigation , and not the mere right of property. The term is chiefly used in admiralty. 1 Kent, Comm. 371; The Tilton, 5 Mason, 465, Fed. Cas. No. 14,054. In Scotch law. Actions in which damages are sought. PETO 898 PICKETING