Rien en arrere
RIEN EN ARRERE, pleading. Nothing in arrear; nothing remaining due and
unpaid.
2. The plea in an action of debt for rent, may be rien en arrere. This
is a good general issue. Cowp. 588: Bac. Ab. Pleas, I; 12 Saund. 297, n. 1;
2 Lord Raym. 1503; 2 Chit. Pl. 486; 4 Bouv. Inst. n. 3576.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.