FORMS OF ACTION
These are the name given to the various kinds of suits that are brought to common law.
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These are the name given to the various kinds of suits that are brought to common law.
a trial where the rights of the defendant is safeguarded by an impartial judge and jury deciding the matter.
the term given to the decision that will settle a matter.
a phrase often used in a plaintiff’s case in the opening statement.
These are the additional instructions that are given to the jury by a judge after they have begun deliberating a case.
This term applies to the authority to hear, try and decide a case.
abbreviated to FDIC and is an agency of the US government that insures solvency of banks and their deposits.
the term given to a person who visits a place on a regular basis. He is not a trespasser.
The price of stock that is determined by evaluating the assets of a corporation minus its liabilities.
an agreement to how the assets of an estate will be distributed without the family going to court for a decision.
used to describe a property that borders or adjoins to another property.
This phrase refers to the trial court where a case was tried first.
the term given to an adult who will rear another person’s child.
This term applies to the complete payment of any obligations, debts and claims where outstanding issue are terminated.
a term used for a legal that is recognised as being sufficient by law.
the ability we have to travel a highway or a road without being hindered.
the term used to describe the price that a property would bring if it is sold in an open and free market.
A party that helps calm issues but doesn’t offer any content to a project.
The temperature scale where water boils at 212 degrees and it freezes at 32 degrees.The Celsius scale is replacing it except in the US.
A rule in insurance stating a part of a building collapses due to anything not fire the fire insurance is voided.
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