Chapter 1 Terms

party who begins a lawsuit by filing a complaint in the appropriate court

party against whom a lawsuit is brought and from whom recovery is sought

practice of relying on previous decisions in which similiar disputes arose

body of recorded decisions that courts refer to and rely upon when making later legal decisions

model case that a court can follow when facing a similiar situation

efects of court decisions that involve the same or similiar facts

field of law involving statues

law that is passed by a local government, such as a city council

body of rules, regulations, and decisions created by administrative agencies

a set of laws that govern various commercial transactions