Merton, Statute Of

Merton, Statute Of, ^* A statute so called, because the parliament or rather council, which enacted it, sat at Merton, in Surrey. It was made the 20 Hen. Iii. A. D. 1236. See Barr. an the Stat. 41.

^* From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1856 Edition. Please see Bouvier's Legal Abbreviations & Abbreviated References for help with obscure nomenclature & references.