Cross Action
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
In practice
An action brought by a party sued against the party who has sued him, upon the same subject matter, as upon the same contract.* This is necessary whenever the subject matter of the action cannot be used as a defence to the first action.
10 Ad, d: Ell. 643. 2 Smith's Leading Cases, 1, notes, 14.
See Circuity of Action,