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writ
The writ was a vital official instrument in the old common law of England. A plaintiff commenced a suit at law by choosing the proper form of action and obtaining a writ appropriate to the remedy sought;
Dominus litis
case of conflict of jurisdiction the choice ought to lie with the plaintiff to choose the forum best suited to him unless there be a rule of law excluding access to a forum of plaintiff's choice or
Crossbill
A bill brought by a defendant in an equity or chancery suit against the plaintiff respecting the matter in question in that suit
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Nonsuit
A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit a stopping of the suit a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff either because he
Administrator
grant is beyond sea, lest the goods perish or the debts be lost: Administration pendente lite, where a suit is commenced in the Probate Court concerning the validity of a will or the right to administration, until
Appeal
is essentially continuation of the original proceedings and the provisions applied at the time of institution of the suit are to be operative even in respect of the appeals. That is because there is a vested right
Boni judicis est lites dirimere ne his ex lite oritur
ne his ex lite oritur [Lat.], It is the duty of a good judge to prevent litigation lest suit arise from suit.
Challenge
returned at the nomination of the plaintiff or defendant; that an action of battery is pending at the suit of the plaintiff or defendant against the sheriff, or at the suit of the sheriff against the plaintiff
Conflict of laws
Conflict of laws. In the case where a suit is brought in one country, and the parties, or one of them (or the subject-matter of the suit),
Confusion of boundaries
preserve the boundaries between their respective estates, and it enabled all persons having an interest to bring a suit to have the boundaries between them settled; and this, whether they were tenants for years, usufructuar-ies, mortgagees, or
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writ
The writ was a vital official instrument in the old common law of England. A plaintiff commenced a suit at law by choosing the proper form of action and obtaining a writ appropriate to the remedy sought;
Dominus litis
case of conflict of jurisdiction the choice ought to lie with the plaintiff to choose the forum best suited to him unless there be a rule of law excluding access to a forum of plaintiff's choice or
Crossbill
A bill brought by a defendant in an equity or chancery suit against the plaintiff respecting the matter in question in that suit
Keep your definitions linked to case research
Nonsuit
A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit a stopping of the suit a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff either because he
Administrator
grant is beyond sea, lest the goods perish or the debts be lost: Administration pendente lite, where a suit is commenced in the Probate Court concerning the validity of a will or the right to administration, until
Appeal
is essentially continuation of the original proceedings and the provisions applied at the time of institution of the suit are to be operative even in respect of the appeals. That is because there is a vested right
Boni judicis est lites dirimere ne his ex lite oritur
ne his ex lite oritur [Lat.], It is the duty of a good judge to prevent litigation lest suit arise from suit.
Challenge
returned at the nomination of the plaintiff or defendant; that an action of battery is pending at the suit of the plaintiff or defendant against the sheriff, or at the suit of the sheriff against the plaintiff
Conflict of laws
Conflict of laws. In the case where a suit is brought in one country, and the parties, or one of them (or the subject-matter of the suit),
Confusion of boundaries
preserve the boundaries between their respective estates, and it enabled all persons having an interest to bring a suit to have the boundaries between them settled; and this, whether they were tenants for years, usufructuar-ies, mortgagees, or
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