petitioner

Description: A complaint is the first pleading filed by a plaintiff which initiates a lawsuit. A complaint sets forth the relevant allegations of fact that give rise to one or more legal causes of action along with a prayer for relief and sometimes an ad quod damnum clause. In some situations, a complaint is called a petition, in which case the party filing it is called the petitioner and the other party is the respondent. In equity, sometimes called chancery, the initial pleading may be called either a peti ...
Tags action ad allegations cause clause complaint damnum fact for lawsuit legal of petitioner plaintiff prayer quod relevant relief respondent
Author: rdolph67
Created: 2011-03-06