Severalty.

Severalty. An estate in severalty is held by one owner, without being joined with others having common interests, as opposed to Coparcenary (q.v.), Joint-tenancy, and Tenancy-in-common. In the Indian legislation of the United States land in severalty is that allotted to individuals which was once held by the tribe. In English law a contract of several persons is joint and not several—i.e. one cannot be sued separately, but they must all be sued together—unless the words 'we jointly and severally promise' are introduced into the contract, promissory-note, &c. In Scotland the general rule is the reverse; in a conjunct contract each is liable for the whole.