Third Party Plaintiff - Law Dictionary Search Results
cross-action
action brought by a defendant in an existing action against a plaintiff or codefendant compare counterclaim, cross-appeal, cross-claim, third-party claim
implead
from en- thoroughly + plaidier to plead] : to bring into a lawsuit ;specif : to bring (a third party who is or may be liable to the plaintiff or defendant) into a suit compare interplead, intervene, join
Impleder
Impleder, means a procedure by which a third party is brought into a lawsuit, esp., by a defendant who seeks to shift liability to someone not sued … into a lawsuit, esp., by a defendant who seeks to shift liability to someone not sued by the plaintiff, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 757.
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Plainant
Plainant, a plaintiff.
Plaintiff
Matched in: Term Plaintiff
Lessor of the plaintiff
Matched in: Term Lessor of the plaintiff
plaintiff in error
Matched in: Term plaintiff in error
plaintiff
Matched in: Term plaintiff
Set-off
debt or claim, on which a separate action might be sustained, due to the party defendant from the party plaintiff. It was a defence crated by 2 Geo.2, c. 22, and had no existence at Common Law, and
In person
In person. A party, plaintiff or defendant, who sues out a writ or other process, or appears to conduct his case in Court
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