Relating to a name. 2. A nominal plaintiff is one in whose name an action is brought, for the use of another. In this case, the nominal plaintiff has no control over the action, nor is he responsible for costs. 1 Dall. 1 39; 2 Watts, R. 12. 3. A nominal partner is one, who, without having an actual interest in the profits of a concern, allows his name to be used, or agrees that … [Read more...]

(1) A collection of canons and imperial laws relative or conformable thereto. The first nomocanon was made by Johannes Scholastlcus in 554. Photius, patriarch of Constantinople, in 883, compiled another nomocanon. or collation of the civil laws with the canons; this is the most celebrated. Balsamon wrote a commentary upon it in 1180. (2) A collection of the ancient canons of … [Read more...]

See damages. When a court finds for a party and awards negligible damages (e.g. $1) because a court is required to have a finding that some damages occurred and a monetary award to be issued to the plaintiff. … [Read more...]

One who writes on the subject of laws. … [Read more...]

Divorce where the spouse requesting the divorce does not need to accuse the other spouse of wrongdoing but simply state irreconcilable differences with the other spouse, that they no longer get along in a material way. Prior to an increasing number of states creating the no-fault divorce which began during the 1970s, it was only possible to obtain a divorce by proving that the … [Read more...]