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Unfortunately, no one has ever been able to tell whether the allegation that "on November 9, the defendant negligently ran over the plaintiff with his car at the intersection of State Street and Chestnut Street" is a statement of fact or a legal conclusion. In fact, the distinction between law and fact is just the legal version of the ...
In U.S. legal nomenclature, the verdict is the jury's finding on the questions of fact submitted to it. Once the court (the judge) receives the verdict, the judge enters judgment on the verdict. The judgment of the court is the final order in the case. If the defendant is found guilty, they can choose to appeal the case to the local Court of ...
In law, the ultimate fact is the conclusion (or conclusions) of fact logically derived from the evidence, [1] as made by a jury after deliberation or by a judge at a bench trial. For example, in the New York case of People v.
A closing argument, summation, or summing up is the concluding statement of each party's counsel reiterating the important arguments for the trier of fact, often the jury, in a court case. A closing argument occurs after the presentation of evidence. A closing argument may not contain any new information and may only use evidence introduced at ...
[124] The judgment must contain the names of the parties, the court, the final date of oral argument, the facts, and the reasons for decision [125] subject to some exceptions. [126] A judgment must be rendered within two months of the conclusion of oral arguments unless exceptional circumstances apply [127] and becomes effective once it has ...
It is not uncommon for summary judgments of the lower U.S. courts in complex cases to be overturned on appeal. A grant of summary judgment is reviewed de novo, [15] meaning, without deference to the views of the trial judge, both as to the determination that there is no remaining genuine issue of material fact and that the prevailing party was entitled to judgment as a matter of law.
Conclusion of law, a question which must be answered by applying relevant legal principles Conclusion of fact , a question which must be answered by reference to facts and evidence Logic
When the sea is quiet again, the three journalists discuss how they can present this astonishing fact to the public. The Dutch journalist, Zuyland, determines to treat the matter in cool scientific fashion, “giving approximate lengths and breadths, and the whole list of the crew whom he had sworn on oath to testify to his facts”.