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11Sully v. Drennan — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Sully v. Drennan ArgueDate=January 20 ArgueYear= DecideDate=February 2 DecideYear=1885 FullName=Sully v. Drennan USVol=113 USPage=287 Citation= Prior= Subsequent= Holding= SCOTUS=1882 1887 Majority= JoinMajority= LawsApplied …
12Muskrat v. United States — Supreme Court of the United States Argued November 30, 1910 Decided January …
13counterclaim — A claim which, if established, will defeat or in some way qualify the judgment or relief to which the plaintiff is otherwise entitled. 20 Am J2d Countcl § 3; a counter demand or a cause of action existing in favor of the defendant against the… …
14Non-suit — Contents 1 United States 1.1 Virginia 2 United Kingdom 3 References United States In the United States, a voluntary nonsuit …
15EEOC (Janice Smith) v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. — EEOC (Janice Smith) v. Wal Mart Stores, Inc. is a class action sexual discrimination lawsuit that was filed on August 24, 2001 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. The plaintiff, the Equal Employment… …
16default-judgment — Judgment entered against a party who has failed to defend against a claim that has been brought by another party. Under Rules of Civil Procedure, when a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead (i.e.… …
17default-judgment — Judgment entered against a party who has failed to defend against a claim that has been brought by another party. Under Rules of Civil Procedure, when a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead (i.e.… …
18bill in the nature of interpleader — A bill seeking affirmative relief independent of the conflicting claims of the several defendants, which a party may often be allowed to file when he asserts a substantial interest in the fund or property in controversy and hence cannot file a… …
19cross complaint — A pleading by the defendant in an action wherein he seeks affirmative relief, relating to or depending upon the transaction on which the action is based or affecting property to which it relates, against the plaintiff or any other party to the… …
20de jactura evitanda — For the sake of avoiding loss; the position of a defendant in an action who is seeking no affirmative relief but merely seeks to bar the plaintiff s recovery. Jones v Sevier, 11 Ky (1 Litt) 50 …
