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One selected in a particular way by the parties. A panel is made out, and each party is entitled to strike from it the names of a certain number of jurors, as provided for by the local statutes, and from those who remain, the jury in that case must be selected. This is also called a struck jury. … [Read more...] about SPECIAL JURY

The name of a plea by which the defendant says that the deed which he has executed is not his own or binding upon him, because of some circumstance which shows that it was not intended to be his deed, or because it was not binding upon him for some lawful reason; as, when the defendant delivered the deed to a third person as an escrow to be delivered upon a condition, and it … [Read more...] about SPECIAL NON EST FACTUM

Term to describe the special needs that a person with disabilities requires and which is provided by SSI (Supplemental Security Income.) … [Read more...] about SPECIAL NEEDS

pleading. One which contains the clause, saving to himself all advantages and exceptions, as well to the writ, as to the declaration aforesaid. 2. This imparlance admits the jurisdiction of the court, but the defendant may plead in abatement or to the action; that is, to the writ or the count. … [Read more...] about SPECIAL IMPARLANCE

Such as actually have been suffered, and are not implied by law. Also see damages. (A) pleading. As distinguished from the gist of the action, signify that special damage which is stated to result from the gist; as, if a plaintiff in an action of trespass for breaking his close, entering his house, and tossing his goods about, were to state that by means of the damage done to … [Read more...] about SPECIAL DAMAGES