Latin: In the civil law. Ordinary indices; the common judiees appointed to try causes, and who, according to Blackstone, determined only questions of fact 3 Bl. Comm. 315. … [Read more...]
JUDGMENT CREDITOR
A person who is owed money pursuant to a judgment. … [Read more...]
JUDICES PEDANEI
Latin: In the civil law. The ordinary judiees appointed by the praetor to try causes. … [Read more...]
JUDGMENT DEBTOR
A person who owes money pursuant to a judgment. … [Read more...]
JUDICES PEDANEOS
Among the Romans, the praetors, and other great magistrates, did not themselves decide the actions which arose between private individuals these were submitted to judges chosen by the parties, and these judges were called judices pedaneos. In choosing them, the plaintiff had the right to nominate, and the defendant to accept or reject those nominated. … [Read more...]