Departure

Dictionary: 
Ballentine's Law Dictionary

A party’s change in his pleadings from his original theory of offense or defense. See 158 U. S. 285, 39 L. Ed. 983, 15 Sup. Ct. Rep. 877.

Author: 
James A. Ballentine
Publisher: 
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published: 
1916
Genre: 
Law Dictionary