What is the meaning of the word assigns?

Saskatchewan, Canada


The following excerpt is from Canada Permanent Trust Company v. Eagleson, 1948 CanLII 192 (SK QB):

In Baily v. De Crespigny (1869) LR 4 QB 180, 38 LJQB 98, the court said at p. 186: “The word assigns is a word of well known signification comprehending all those who take immediately or remotely from or under the assignor whether by conveyance, devise, descent or act of law.”

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