Civil procedure. A test applied to determine whether a defendant’s counterclaim is compulsory, by examining whether both claims are based on the same operative facts or whether those facts activate additional rights, otherwise dormant, for the defendant. • One of the most important factors considered is whether hearing the claims together would promote judicial economy […]
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logical-relationship standard. Civil procedure. A test applied to determine whether a defendant’s counterclaim is compulsory, by examining whether both claims are based on the same operative facts or whether those facts activate additional rights, otherwise dormant, for the defendant. • One of the most important factors considered is whether hearing the claims together would promote
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logical relationship standard 〈美〉逻辑关系标准 民事诉讼中据以确定被告的反请求〔counterclaim〕与主请求〔main claim〕之间是否充分相关以认定被告所提反诉是否属强制反诉〔compulsory counterclaim〕的标准。如果两个请求所依据的有效事实〔operative facts〕相同，或者原告方的请求所依据的核心事实能够使被告方的其他合法权利发挥作用〔activate〕(否则这些权利只能是潜在的〔dormant〕)，这时便认为两者之间存在逻辑关系。这里需要考虑的最重要的因素之一是，将两个请求合并审理能否促进诉讼效率和诉讼经济。
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