STATEMENT OF CLAIM

A legal document prepared by the plaintiff which sets forth all of the plaintiff's allegations of facts and damages in order to initiate the legal process and obtain a trial to litigate the issues. … [Read more...] about STATEMENT OF CLAIM

pleading and in practice. In all cases where a suit may be brought in any court of record for the recovery of any debt founded on a verbal promise, book account, note, bond, penal or single bill, or all or any of them, and which from the amount thereof may not be cognizable before a justice of the peace, it shall be the duty of the plaintiff, either by himself, his agent or … [Read more...] about STATEMENT

practice. An agreement in writing, between a plaintiff and defendant, that the facts in dispute between them are as there agreed upon and mentioned. 2. The facts being thus ascertained, it is left for the court to decide for which party is the law. As no writ of error lies on a judgment rendered on a case stated, it is usual in the agreement to insert a clause that the case … [Read more...] about STATED CASE

Settled; closed. An account stated means an account settled, and at an end. Pull. Acc'ts, 33. "In order to constitute an account stated, there must be a statement of some certain amount of money being due, which must be made either to the party himself or to some agent of his." Stated meeting. A meeting of a board of directors, board of officers, etc., held at the time … [Read more...] about STATED

Police officers hired by the state to enforce state laws within the boundaries of the state. … [Read more...] about STATE POLICE