obtorto collo
obtorto collo (ob-tor-toh kah-loh). [Latin] Roman law. Dragged by the neck. • Because a plaintiff could not sue an absent defendant, the plaintiff was sometimes said to have to bring a defendant obtorto collo to court.
obtorto collo (ob-tor-toh kah-loh). [Latin] Roman law. Dragged by the neck. • Because a plaintiff could not sue an absent defendant, the plaintiff was sometimes said to have to bring a defendant obtorto collo to court.