Definition

Noun: 1. (Law): A person who is summoned to court to defend or support a claim to a title or property. The vouchee is called upon by another party (the voucher) to warrant or guarantee the validity of the title in question.

Usage Notes

• The term vouchee is highly specialized and is almost exclusively used in historical or formal legal contexts, particularly those involving property law and the old common law writ of (warranty of charter).
• It describes a specific role in a legal procedure: a defendant in a land dispute could "vouch" a third party (the vouchee) to come to court and defend the title they had originally granted.

Examples

• The defendant vouched his grantor to warranty, making the grantor the vouchee in the case.
• In the old common law action, the vouchee was called into court to defend the title he had warranted.

Advanced Usage

• The legal procedure involving a vouchee is known as voucher to warranty. The person who calls the vouchee is the voucher.

Variants and Related Words

• Vouch (verb): To call upon or summon (a person) as a vouchee; to give a guarantee or assurance.
• Voucher (noun): In this legal context, the party who calls a vouchee to court. (Note: More commonly, "voucher" means a document exchangeable for goods or a receipt.)
• Warranty (noun): A promise or guarantee, especially one relating to the validity of title in property law.

Synonyms

• Warrantor
• Guarantor (in the specific context of title defense)

Notes on Meaning

• This term is largely archaic in modern common law jurisdictions. Contemporary legal proceedings use different mechanisms for title guarantees and third-party claims.
• Do not confuse with the more common verb "vouch" (to give personal assurance) or noun "voucher" (a coupon). The legal term vouchee refers to a very specific historical role.

Noun

1. (law) a person called into court to defend a title