Tag: Judgment

  • Collateral Estoppel

    Collateral Estoppel in United States Collateral Estoppel Definition The collateral determination of a question by a court having general jurisdiction of the subject. See 26 Vt. 209. Collateral Estoppel in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription […]

  • Collateral Estoppel

    Collateral Estoppel in United States Collateral Estoppel Definition The collateral determination of a question by a court having general jurisdiction of the subject. See 26 Vt. 209. Collateral Estoppel in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription […]

  • Intervention

    Intervention in United States Intervention Definition (Lat. intervenio, to come between or among). In Civil Law. The act by which a third party becomes a party in a suit pending between other persons. The intervention is made either to be joined to the plaintiff, and to claim the same […]

  • Intervention

    Intervention in United States Intervention Definition (Lat. intervenio, to come between or among). In Civil Law. The act by which a third party becomes a party in a suit pending between other persons. The intervention is made either to be joined to the plaintiff, and to claim the same […]

  • Dismissal

    Dismissal in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 19821. An order or judgment finally disposing of an action, suit, motion, and so on by sending it out of court, although without a trial of issues involved. Dismissal of motion (in U.S. law) […]

  • Dismissal

    Dismissal in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 19821. An order or judgment finally disposing of an action, suit, motion, and so on by sending it out of court, although without a trial of issues involved. Dismissal of motion (in U.S. law) […]

  • Res Judicata

    Res Judicata in United States Res Judicata Definition A legal or equitable Issue which has been decided by a court of competent jurisdiction. To constitute a matter res judicata, so that, in a subsequent action, it cannot be drawn in question, (1) the court deciding the issue must have […]

  • Res Judicata

    Res Judicata in United States Res Judicata Definition A legal or equitable Issue which has been decided by a court of competent jurisdiction. To constitute a matter res judicata, so that, in a subsequent action, it cannot be drawn in question, (1) the court deciding the issue must have […]

  • Preclusion Doctrine

    Preclusion Doctrine in the United States Collateral Estoppel and the Preclusion Doctrine There is some information in the United States Procedure Law section of this American Legal Encyclopedia about Collateral Estoppel and the Preclusion Doctrine. For a wide overview, read about Effect of the […]

  • Preclusion Doctrine

    Preclusion Doctrine in the United States Collateral Estoppel and the Preclusion Doctrine There is some information in the United States Procedure Law section of this American Legal Encyclopedia about Collateral Estoppel and the Preclusion Doctrine. For a wide overview, read about Effect of the […]

  • Judgment

    Judgment in the United States The decision of a court on the issues raised in a legal action. A judgment is the final determination of a court on matters placed before it. The judgment may be based on the court’s own conclusions on the facts or on a jury verdict. The judgment often includes an…

  • Judgment

    Judgment in the United States The decision of a court on the issues raised in a legal action. A judgment is the final determination of a court on matters placed before it. The judgment may be based on the court’s own conclusions on the facts or on a jury verdict. The judgment often includes an…

  • Procedural Liberality

    Procedural Liberality in the United States Res Judicata: The Limits of Procedural Liberality There is some information in the United States Procedure Law section of this American Legal Encyclopedia about Res Judicata: The Limits of Procedural Liberality. For a wide overview, read about Effect […]

  • Procedural Liberality

    Procedural Liberality in the United States Res Judicata: The Limits of Procedural Liberality There is some information in the United States Procedure Law section of this American Legal Encyclopedia about Res Judicata: The Limits of Procedural Liberality. For a wide overview, read about Effect […]

  • Nonmutual Collateral Estoppel

    Nonmutual Collateral Estoppel in the United States There is some information in the United States Procedure Law section of this American Legal Encyclopedia about Nonmutual Collateral Estoppel. For a wide overview, read about Effect of the Judgment