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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 ...
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Author: rdolph67
Created: 2011-03-06

Description: TX Civil Procedure: Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Plaintiff Pleading
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Author: cyarng9
Created: 2010-07-04

Description: WHODUNIT? THE DETECTIVE STORY
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Author: GAYLECROCKER11
Created: 2006-12-06