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jurisdictional amount
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legal certainty test
jurisdiction made on the basis that the amount of money involved in the controversy falls short of the jurisdictional amount will be defeated if the plaintiff provides proof that the amount is certain to be met called also
fee
is created by a conveyance to the grantee and to the heirs of the grantee's body. In most jurisdictions, the fee tail is not recognized. 2 : a fixed amount or percentage charged ;esp : a sum
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out-of-pocket rule
out-of-pocket rule : a measure of damages from fraud used in some jurisdictions that is based on the difference between the amount paid by the plaintiff and the market value of
premeditation
to occur only moments before the act, while in others it must precede the act by an appreciable amount of time. … either along with or instead of intent to describe the necessary mental state for a crime. In some jurisdictions the premeditation has to occur only moments before the act, while in others it must precede the act
verdict
a jury achieve unanimity on a higher charge first discourages compromise verdicts on lesser included offenses. In some jurisdictions it has been considered proper to afford the jury the opportunity to render a partial verdict of acquittal … charge. quo·tient verdict [kwō-shənt-] : a usually impermissible verdict that is based on a numerical average of the amounts written down by jurors (as percentages of fault in a comparative negligence case) ;specif : a verdict that
damage
remittitur compare declaratory judgment at judgment, injunction specific performance at performance NOTE: The trier of fact determines the amount of damages to be awarded to the prevailing party. More than one type of damages may be awarded … loss of enjoyment of life resulting from a wrongful act NOTE: Hedonic damages are not recognized in all jurisdictions. incidental damages : damages recoverable under section 2-715 of the Uniform Commercial Code in breach of contract cases
heir
in the civil law of Louisiana : an heir who exercises the benefit of inventory which limits the amount of his or her liability for the decedent's debts bod·i·ly heir : heir of the body in this … property and esp. the real property of a person who dies without leaving a valid will used in jurisdictions whose law is based on English common law called also heir at law heir general legal heir compare
defense
judgment against the defendant in civil litigation partial defense : a defense by which the defendant reduces the amount of damages of which he or she is liable compare complete defense in this entry b : a … was committed to avoid the commission of an even greater evil called also lesser evils defense NOTE: In jurisdictions that recognize the choice of evils defense, it encompasses both of the older defenses of duress and necessity.
County Courts
came into operation on the 1st January, 1905, and raised the common law jurisdiction from 50l. (to which amount it had been raised by an Act of 1850 from the original 20l. under the Act of 1846) … County Courts. The old County Court was a tribunal inident to the jurisdiction of a sheriff, but was not a Court of Record. Proceedings were removable into a superior court by
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