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| litigation pending, during the time the case is in court |
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| a method of dividing an estate |
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| by the court, indicates an opinion by the entire court |
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| as far as it goes, one may recover on a contract which was not completely fulfilled for the value of one;s partial performance or pro tanto |
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| as much as on edeserves, one may recover the reasonable value of one;s performance on a contract |
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| a person designatd by the court to conduct litigation on behalf of a minor |
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| almost but not actually the smae as. this term is usually used with another term. for example, quasi ex contracto means as if from a contract |
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| something for something is the consideration in a contract |
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| the sending back of a case by the appellate court to a lower court. also the plaintiff returning damages awarded in a case which were in excess of what the plaintiff requested. |
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| a thing decided is something that has been decided in a court of law |
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| the thing speaks for itself, a presumption that the thing that happened does not normally happen unless there is negligence involved. it is a rebuttable presumption that may be proven otherwise by the facts. |
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| things done, meaning things which are a part of the case. hearsay evidence may be admitted if it can be shown that it is res gestae |
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| let the master answer the principal is responsible for the wrongful acts the agent does for him or her. |
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