action in personam
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916)
Definitions from Case Law
From 294 U.S. 189 - Penn General Casualty Co v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Schnader · 1935Most cited · 931 citing opinions
Where the judgment sought is strictly in personam, for the recovery of money or for an injunction compelling or restraining action by the defendant, both a state court and a federal court having concurrent jurisdiction may proceed with the litigation, at least until judgment is obtained in one court which may be set up as res adjudicata in the other.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
See "Actio in Personam."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A personal action.