Excerpt from A Manual of the Law of FixturesSection 1. By the term fixtures are denoted those articles which were chattels, but which, by being phys ically annexed or affixed to real estate, become a part of, and accessory to the freehold, and the property of the owner of the land.Some confusion has existed, among practitioners, as well as students, as to the definition of the law term fiwtwres, and all authorities do not agree upon this point, neither do all decisions of the courts seem to comprehend the same meaning of the term. But in this country the definition here given will generally meet with the views of the courts. The term fiwtwres is of frequent use, and has been referred to by different writers as having different meanings, although always applied to articles of the nature of personal property.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.