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The liability of two or more persons or parties for a liability, debt or judgment. … [Read more...] about JOINT LIABILITY

pleadings. The act by which the parties to a cause arrive at that stage of it in their pleadings, that one asserts a fact to be so, and the other denies it. For example, when one party denies the fact pleaded by his antagonist, who has tendered the issue thus, And this he prays may be inquired of by the country, or, And of this he puts himself upon the country, the party … [Read more...] about JOINDER OF ISSUE

Where 2 or more persons or parties have a duty to perform or ensure the completion of the same obligation. … [Read more...] about JOINT OBLIGATION

When 2 or more parties are united in one lawsuit as co-plaintiffs or co-defendants. … [Read more...] about JOINDER OF PARTIES

2 or more persons or parties that own a single property. … [Read more...] about JOINT OWNER