statement of facts

statement of facts. A party’s written presentation of the facts leading up to or surrounding a legal dispute, usu. recited toward the beginning of a brief. “The statement of facts is another of those critical parts of the brief …. Two principles are at war in drafting the statement of facts. First, judges want and […]

A party’s written presentation of the facts leading up to or surrounding a legal dispute, usu. recited toward the beginning of a brief.