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Definition of Judgment on the pleadings

1. Noun. A judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Judgment On The Pleadings

Literary usage of Judgment on the pleadings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Brief for the Trial of Civil Issues Before a Jury by Austin Abbott, William Charles Wermuth (1922)
"Defendant's motion to dismiss or for judgment on the pleadings, for insufficiency of complaint. a. In general. b. Several defendants. c. ..."

2. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1901)
"A judgment on the pleadings or non obstante veredicto is based upon a confession of the cause of action or defense and is properly entered as upon ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1898)
"A motion for judgment on the pleadings upon the ground that the replication does not specifically deny the new matter set up in the answer should ..."

4. Cases on Procedure, Annotated: Code Pleading by Edson Read Sunderland (1913)
"MOTION FOB judgment on the pleadings. LE BRETON v. STANLEY CONTRACTING COMPANY. Court of Appeals of California. 1911. 15 California Appellate, 429. ..."

5. The Modern Law of Partnership: Including a Full Consideration of Joint by Scott Rowley (1916)
"Motion for judgment on the pleadings.—In the event that the pleadings do not show any cause of action against a partnership, a motion for judgment on the ..."

6. A Treatise on Mechanics' Liens by Louis Boisot (1897)
"... should not be discharged on summary application based on affidavits that the claimant did no work on the premises.885 Judgment on the Pleadings. § 599. ..."

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