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Claim, statement of
Matched in: Term Claim, statement of
Statement of claim
Matched in: Term Statement of claim
Indorsement of claim
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proof of claim
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Leave to defend
writ of summons may, at the option of the plaintiff, be specially endorsed with or accompanied by a statement of his claim as of the remedy to which he claims to be entitled; in which case, if the
Particulars
frequent since the Judicature Acts, as the Rules of Court under those Acts have substituted a statement of claim containing the material facts on which the plaintiff relied for the declaration under the old practice, which only … Particulars. The courts have a general jurisdiction, independently of statute, to order a detailed statement of the demand in any litigation, or of any defence, to be given that surprise may be avoided, and
Amendment
The remaining rules of the Order prescribe the practice in detail; they allow the plaintiff to amend his statement of claim once without leave, and the defendant similarly to amend a counterclaim or set-off. But a defence cannot
Declaration
after service of the writ of summons; abolished in 1875 by the (English) Judicature Acts, which substituted a statement of claim. See STATEMENT OF CLAIM. A mere determination or a finding or order that a person/family unit holds
Statement of defence
Matched in: Term Statement of defence
Bill in Chancery, or Bill in Equity
the High Court are now commenced by writ of summons, followed in certain cases by a statement of claim (R.S.C. 1883). See STATEMENT OF CLAIM; WRIT OF SUMMONS; and PLEADING. … Bill in Chancery, or Bill in Equity, a printed or written statement of a plaintiff's case, in the nature of a petition to the Court, praying for some redress. For the
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