fraudulent conversion
Conversion that is committed by the use of fraud, either in obtaining the property or in withholding it. [Cases: Trover and Conversion 3, 7. C.J.S. Trover and Conversion § 8.]
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quarrel
quarrel. 1. An altercation or angry dispute; an exchange of recriminations, taunts, threats, or accusations between two persons. 2. Archaic. A complaint; a legal action. “Quarrels is derived from querendo, and extends not only to actions as well real as personal, but also to the causes of actions and suits: so that by the release
habere facias visum
habere facias visum (h[schwa]-beer-ee fay-shee-[schwa]s vI-s[schwa]m or – z[schwa]m), n. [Law Latin “that you cause to have a view”] Hist. A writ allowing a litigant to inspect the lands in controversy.
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nonjusticiable
nonjusticiable (non-j[schwa]s-tish-ee-[schwa]-b[schwa]l or non-j[schwa]s-tish-[schwa]-b[schwa]l), adj. Not proper for judicial determination ( the controversy was nonjusticiable because none of the parties had suffered any harm). [Cases: Action 6; Federal Courts 12. 1. C.J.S. Actions §§ 38–45.]
seventh amendment
Seventh Amendment. The constitutional amendment, ratified with the Bill of Rights in 1791, guaranteeing the right to a jury trial in federal civil cases that are traditionally considered to be suits at common law and that have an amount in controversy exceeding $20. [Cases: Jury 9–14. C.J.S. Juries §§ 6–23, 26–36, 41–43, 46–51, 53–57, 59,
interlocutory
interlocutory (in-t[schwa]r-lok-y[schwa]-tor-ee), adj. (Of an order, judgment, appeal, etc.) interim or temporary, not constituting a final resolution of the whole controversy. — Also termed medial. [Cases: Appeal and Error 66–84; Federal Courts 572–583. C.J.S. Appeal and Error §§ 81–89, 94–98, 100–101, 104–117, 119, 121–131, 133–134, 136, 138–142, 144, 150–152; Justices of the Peace § 234(3).]
collusive action
An action between two parties who have no actual controversy, being merely for the purpose of determining a legal question or receiving a precedent that might prove favorable in related litigation. — Also termed fictional action. [Cases: Action 8. C.J.S. Actions §§ 34–35, 37.]
not possessed
not possessed. Common-law pleading. In an action in trover, the defendant’s plea denying possession of the articles allegedly converted. See TROVER.
legal owner
One recognized by law as the owner of something; esp., one who holds legal title to property for the benefit of another. See TRUSTEE(1). [Cases: Trusts 133. C.J.S. Trover and Conversion §§ 245–246.]
zygostates
(zI-goh-stay-teez), n. [Greek] Roman law. An officer who resolved controversies over weight; a public weigher.