nominal party

A party to an action who has no control over it and no financial interest in its outcome; esp., a party who has some immaterial interest in the subject matter of a lawsuit and who will not be affected by any judgment, but who is nonetheless joined in the lawsuit to avoid procedural defects.

• An example is the disinterested stakeholder in a garnishment action.

— Also termed formal party. Cf. real party in interest. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 102; Parties 4. C.J.S. Parties §§ 7, 17–20.]

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