A paper commonly used in various courtsuch as a probate, matrimonial, or traffic courthat is served upon an individual to notify him or her that he or she is required to appear at a specific time and place.
Reference to a legal authorityuch as a case, constitution, or treatisehere particular information may be found.
Cases are published in a series of books called reporters, which are compilations of judicial decisions made in a certain court, state, or jurisdiction. Reporters are published in consecutively numbered volumes, each of which...
Source: West's Encyclopedia of American Law, ©2005 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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