(A) practice. He who, in a personal action, seeks a remedy for an injury to his rights. 2. Plaintiffs are legal or equitable. The legal plaintiff is he in whom the legal title or cause of action is vested. The equitable plaintiff is he who, not having the legal title, yet, is in equity entitled to the thing sued for; for example, when a suit is brought by Benjamin Franklin for … [Read more...] about PLAINTIFF
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PLEA OF INSANITY
A plea of innocence where the defendant does not deny that the act took place but claims that he or she was not mentally competent and cannot be found guilty. … [Read more...] about PLEA OF INSANITY
PLAINTIFF IN ERROR
A party who sues out a writ of error, and this whether in the court below he was plaintiff or defendant. … [Read more...] about PLAINTIFF IN ERROR
PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY
The attorney representing the plaintiff. Usually used to refer to an attorney or law firm specializing in filing lawsuits on behalf of injured parties and frequently on a contingency basis. … [Read more...] about PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY
PLAN
A map, chart or design; being a delineation or projection on a plane surface of the ground lines of a house, farm, street, city, etc., reduced in absolute length, but preserving their relative positions and proportion. Jenney v. Des Moines, 103 Iowa, 347, 72 N. W. 550; Wetherill v. Penney 1" vania R. Co., 195 Pa. 156, 45 Ati. 658. … [Read more...] about PLAN