nominal party

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nominal party n. a defendant or a plaintiff included in a lawsuit because of a technical connection with the matter in dispute, and necessary for the court to decide all issues and make a proper judgment, but with no responsibility, no fault, and no right to recovery. Example: suing an escrow holder or trustee who is holding a title to real property or deposited funds, but has no interest in the property, funds or the lawsuit. Thus the court can order the nominal defendant to transfer title or pay out the funds when the rights of the real parties is decided. (See: necessary party, party)

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nominal Parens Patriae			And it is only natural for some media outlets to be connected to a business man or a nominal party, and to thus seek to safeguard their interests. Hisham Talaat Season in Egypt by Dar Al Hayat, International ed. (Beirut, Lebanon) The court rejected the defendants' claim that the plaintiff improperly engaged in forum shopping by naming a nominal party as a defendant. NY: failure of Drs. & RN to diagnose appendicitis: venue of suit ... by Tammelleo, A. David / Nursing Law's Regan Report They were declared invalid because of the inherent unfairness that occurs in any trial where a settling defendant is allowed to remain in a case as a nominal party, and is allowed to utilize its technical, fictional status as a party to advance the plaintiffs position, rather than its own. Sleeping with the enemy: limitation agreements, are they legal? by Farnell, R.H., II / Florida Bar Journal			noisy neighbors noisy strife nol-pros nolition Nolle prosequi nollo contendere nollo prosequi Nolo Contendere nom de plume nomad nomadic nomen nomen alienum Nomen collectivum nomen deferre Nomen est quasi rei notamen Nomen generalissimum Nomen non sufficit si res non sit de jure aut de facto nomenclature Nomina si nescis perit cognitio rerum Nomina sunt mutabilia Nomina sunt notae rerum Nomina sunt symbola rerum nominal Nominal Damages nominal party Nominal plaintiff nominalness nominare nominate Nominate contract nominatio nomination nomination contest nominative competition nominative contest nominative election nominator nomine Nomine poenae nominee nomography nomology nomothetic nomothetical Non Non acceptavit Non access Non accipi debent verba in demonstrationem falsam Non age Non alio modo puniatur aliquis			nominal head Nominal horse power Nominal Horsepower Nominal impedance Nominal income nominal interest Nominal interest rate Nominal interest rate Nominal Interest Rates Nominal Interest Rates Nominal ledger Nominal ledger Nominal ledgers Nominal ledgers nominal level measurement nominal level measurement nominal level measurement nominal level measurement nominal line pitch nominal line width nominal load Nominal Maximum Size of Aggregate nominal mix Nominal Model Nominal Molecular Weight Cut-Off Nominal Molecular Weight Cutoff Nominal Molecular Weight Limit Nominal Molecular Weight Unit Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance nominal partner nominal party nominal pass-band center frequency Nominal phrase Nominal Pipe Diameter Nominal Pipe Size Nominal Pipe Thread Nominal plaintiff Nominal price Nominal Prices Nominal Protection Coefficient on Input Nominal Protection Factor Nominal Protection Rate Nominal quotation Nominal quotation Nominal Quotations Nominal Quotations nominal quote nominal quote Nominal Quotes Nominal Quotes Nominal Ranging Interval Nominal Rate of Interest Nominal Rate of Interest Nominal Rates of Interest Nominal Rates of Interest Nominal Requirement Nominal Return Nominal Returns Nominal scale nominal scale measurement Nominal Semidestructor

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