formal party

formal party
A person who has no interest in the dispute between the immediate litigants but has an interest in the subject matter that can be expeditiously settled in the current proceedings and thereby prevent additional litigation.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


formal party
A person who has no interest in the dispute between the immediate litigants but has an interest in the subject matter that can be expeditiously settled in the current proceedings and thereby prevent additional litigation.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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