Cross Action
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Cross-action, a claim by the defendant against the plaintiff put forward in a separate action but arising out of the subject-matter of the first actionand before final judgment theein. Procedure by counterclaim (q.v.) has now practically superseded cross-actions, except in Admiralty cases. Cross-actions are generally consolidated and tried together. See R.S.C., Ord. XIX, r. 3.
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