Allegation - Law Dictionary Search Results
wrongful birth
by the parents of a child born with a birth defect against a physician or health-care provider whose alleged negligence (as in prenatal testing or diagnosis) effectively deprived the parents of the opportunity to make an informed
filiation
acknowledgment, paternity NOTE: The Louisiana Supreme Court has held that children not entitled to legitimate filiation to the alleged parent, or not legitimated or formally acknowledged by the alleged parent, may establish filiation in a filiation proceeding.
mistake
for the rescission or reformation of the contract b : a misconception at the time of an offense alleged by a defendant mistake of fact 1 : a mistake regarding a fact or facts esp. that significantly
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Charge
commanding it. In other words, it is an accusation made against a person in respect of an offence alleged to have been committed by him. A charge is formulated after inquiry as distinguished from the popular meaning
Allegans contraria non est audiendus
B. L. Sreedhar v. K. M. Munireddy (2003) 2 SCC 355 (363). Jenk. Cent. 16.--(A person making contradictory allegations is not to be heard.) See Broom's Legal Maxims, and Buckland v. Johnson, (1854) 23 LJ CP 204,
Non assumpsit
operated as a denial in point of fact of the existence of any express promise to the effect alleged in the declaration, or of the matters of fact from which the promise alleged would be implied by
Trespass to land
cited under that title. The plaintiff must show that he was in possession at the time of the alleged trespass, not merely a right of the alleged trespass, not merely a right of possession or infringement of
Traverse
Traverse, means a formal detail of a factual allegations made in the opposing party's pleading, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1406. Traverse, the denial of some
Tender
is imposed, Greenwood v. Sutcliffe, (1892) 1 Ch 1 CA. If a defence set up tender, the money alleged to be tender must be paid into Court, (English) R.S.C. Ord. XXII, 4. 1; Cty. Ct. R. Ord.
Reasonable grounds
prima facie grounds. It contemplates substantial probable causes for believing that the accused is not guilty of the alleged offence. The reasonable belief contemplated in the provision requires existence of such facts and circumstances as are sufficient
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