Legal Definition and Related Resources of Third Party

A person who is not a party to the transaction or proceeding in question . In practise , third party procedure is resorted to by a defendant against a person who is not a party to the action in circumstances where the defendant claims (a) contribution from such third party in respect of anyjudgment that may be recovered against the defendant; and (b) indemnity from such third persons in respect of such judgment ; or (c) where he seeks to have the findings upon the issues as between himself and the plaintiff to be binding upon such third party. The defendant’s right to invoke the third party procedure exists whenever the plaintiffs claim against the defendant, if successful, will result in the defendant having a claim against the third party to recover from him the amount of the judgment which he has been compelled to pay to the plaintiff. See federal rules of civil procedure Rule 14, Appendix 2.

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Third Party in Historical Law

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Third Party Legal Definition

Third Party in Connecticut

Where the dispute is between a fit parent and a private third party, however, both parties do not begin on equal footing in respect to rights to ‘care, custody, and control’ of the children. The parent is asserting a fundamental constitutional right. The third party is not. A private third party has no fundamental constitutional right to raise the children of others. Generally, absent a constitutional statute, the non-governmental third party has no rights, constitutional or otherwise, to raise someone else’s child. McDermott v. Dougherty, 385 Md. 320, 353-354, 869 A.2d 751 (2005). Cited in Fish v. Fish, 285 Connecticut 24, 45 (2008).

Note: Definition based in the Connecticut Judicial Branch Family Glossary

Third Party in the law of the United States

Third Party: Related U.S. Resources

• Third Party in the American Law Encyclopedia
• Civil Judicial Process Keywords in the U.S. Legal Corpus
• Civil Process Topics in the United States Legal Dictionary

Meaning of Third Party in the U.S. Legal System

Definition of Third Party published by the National Association for Court Management: A person, business, or government agency not actively involved in a legal proceeding, agreement, or transaction.

Concept of Third Party in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Third Party: A general term which includes anyone not a party to a contract, agreement, instrument, etc. However, statutes or court decisions may limit the definition in certain cases to, for instance, exclude representatives of the parties to a contract, etc.

Concept of Third Party in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Third Party: A general term which includes anyone not a party to a contract, agreement, instrument, etc. However, statutes or court decisions may limit the definition in certain cases to, for instance, exclude representatives of the parties to a contract, etc.

Meaning of Third Party in Political Science

A very basic notion of Third Party related to the United States’election law is provided here: A major party that exists for a period of time in a nation or state that usually has a two-party system

Third Party (Civil Judicial Process)

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