- peremptory nonsuit
- A judgment for the defendant rendered upon the failure of the plaintiff to establish a prima facie case. Jacques v Fourthman, 137 Pa 428, 429, 20 A 802.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
peremptory nonsuit
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peremptory — /parem(p)tariy/ Imperative; final; decisive; absolute; conclusive; positive; not admitting of question, delay, reconsideration or of any alternative. Self determined; arbitrary; not requiring any cause to be shown. Wolfe v. State, 147 Tex.Cr.R.… … Black's law dictionary
nonsuit — A term broadly applied to a variety of terminations of an action which do not adjudicate issues on the merits. McColgan v. Jones, Hubbard & Donnell, 11 Cal.2d 243, 78 P.2d 1010, 1011. Name of a judgment given against the plaintiff when he is… … Black's law dictionary
nonsuit — A term broadly applied to a variety of terminations of an action which do not adjudicate issues on the merits. McColgan v. Jones, Hubbard & Donnell, 11 Cal.2d 243, 78 P.2d 1010, 1011. Name of a judgment given against the plaintiff when he is… … Black's law dictionary
judgment — A sense of knowledge sufficient to comprehend nature of transaction. Thomas v. Young, 57 App. D.C. 282, 22 F.2d 588, 590. An opinion or estimate. McClung Const. Co. v. Muncy, Tex.Civ.App., 65 S.W.2d 786, 790. The formation of an opinion or notion … Black's law dictionary
judgment — A sense of knowledge sufficient to comprehend nature of transaction. Thomas v. Young, 57 App. D.C. 282, 22 F.2d 588, 590. An opinion or estimate. McClung Const. Co. v. Muncy, Tex.Civ.App., 65 S.W.2d 786, 790. The formation of an opinion or notion … Black's law dictionary
announcement of decision — The court s peremptory declaration that he has decided thus and so. The court s expression of his mere intention or opinion as to what the decision shall be is not an announcement of his decision within the rule that a nonsuit cannot be taken… … Ballentine's law dictionary
