eristic
eristic (e-ris-tik), adj. Of or relating to controversy or disputation. — Also termed eristical.
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final judgment
A court’s last action that settles the rights of the parties and disposes of all issues in controversy, except for the award of costs (and, sometimes, attorney’s fees) and enforcement of the judgment. — Also termed final appealable judgment; final decision; final decree; definitive judgment; determinative judgment; final appealable order. See FINAL-JUDGMENT RULE. [Cases: Appeal
dispute
dispute, n. A conflict or controversy, esp. one that has given rise to a particular lawsuit. — dispute, vb. major dispute. Labor law. Under the Railway Labor Act, a disagreement about basic working conditions, often resulting in a new collective-bargaining agreement or a change in the existing agreement. • Under the Act, two classes of
supplemental jurisdiction
Jurisdiction over a claim that is part of the same case or controversy as another claim over which the court has original jurisdiction. • Since 1990, federal district courts have had supplemental jurisdiction, which includes jurisdiction over both ancillary and pendent claims. 28 USCA § 1367. See ancillary jurisdiction; pendent jurisdiction. [Cases: Courts 27; Equity
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mootness doctrine
mootness doctrine. The principle that American courts will not decide moot cases — that is, cases in which there is no longer any actual controversy. Cf. RIPENESS. [Cases: Action 6; Appeal and Error 781; Federal Courts 12. 1. C.J.S. Actions §§ 38–45; Appeal and Error § 33.]
trust ownership
A trustee’s interest in trust property. — Also termed bare ownership. [Cases: Trusts 133. C.J.S. Trover and Conversion §§ 245–246.]
land trust
A land-ownership arrangement by which a trustee holds both legal and equitable title to land while the beneficiary retains the power to direct the trustee, manage the property, and draw income from the trust. — Also termed Illinois land trust; naked land trust. [Cases: Trusts 140(1). C.J.S. Trover and Conversion §§ 254, 256.]
declaration of paris
Declaration of Paris. An international agreement, signed by Great Britain, France, Turkey, Sardinia, Austria, Prussia, and Russia in 1856 (at the end of the Crimean War), providing that (1) privateering is illegal, (2) with the exception of contraband, a neutral flag covers an enemy’s goods, (3) with the exception of contraband, neutral goods cannot be
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highest proved value
In a trover action, the greatest value (as proved by the plaintiff) that the converted property reached from the time of the conversion until trial. • It is the most that a plaintiff is entitled to recover. [Cases: Trover and Conversion 44. C.J.S. Trover and Conversion §§ 120–121, 124.]
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