an action of debt
101The Midnight Run Action Pack — was a made for TV movie series for Universal Television s Action Pack in 1994. Another Midnight Run Jack Walsh (Christopher McDonald) is still trying to make a living by tracking down skips. It turns out, his bail bond manager and good friend,… …
102707(b) action — An action filed by the U.S. Trustee, the bankruptcy trustee, or any creditor, under authority of Section 707(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, to dismiss a debtor s Chapter 7 bankruptcy case on the ground of abuse. Category: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure &… …
103Corporate Action — Any event that brings material change to a company and affects its stakeholders. This includes shareholders, both common and preferred, as well as bondholders. These events are generally approved by the company s board of directors; shareholders… …
104personal action — /ˈpɜsənəl ækʃən/ (say persuhnuhl akshuhn) noun Law (formerly) a common law proceeding claiming a debt, a chattel, or damages (opposed to real action). Compare mixed action …
105chose in action — A right of proceeding in a court of law to obtain a sum of money or to recover damages. Examples include rights under an insurance policy, a debt, and rights under a contract. A chose in action is a form of property and can be assigned, sold,… …
106hypothecary action — A term known in Louisiana, being an action brought by a creditor against the property which has been hypothecated to him by his debtor, in order to have it seized and sold for the payment of the debt. Lovell v Cragin, 136 US 130, 142, 34 L Ed 372 …
107chose in action — A personal right to receive or recover a debt or damages, but only through a lawsuit. American Banker Glossary …
108book debt — A common law form of action to recover for such items as are the proper subjects of book charge, that is, proper for entry or charge in a book of account. Newton v Higgins, 2 Vt 366, 369. See book of account …
109desperate chose in action — See desperate debt …
110foreclosure by action and sale — A suit to obtain a decree of foreclosure and a sale of the mortgaged premises in accordance with that decree, the proceeds to be applied, first to the payment of the costs of suit, the mortgage debt, and interest thereon, second to junior… …
