§ 1-537. Action by heirs.

§1‑537.  Action by heirs.

Every heir may bring actionfor waste committed on lands, tenements, or hereditaments of his owninheritance, as well in the time of his ancestor as in his own. (6Edw. I, c. 5; 20 Edw. I, st. 2; 11 Hen. VI, c. 5; R.C., c. 116, s. 5; Code, s.628; Rev., s. 857; C.S., s. 892.)