partial assignee
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 295 U.S. 221 - Doleman v. Levine · 1935Most cited · 92 citing opinions
He is in the position of a partial assignee of the chose in action, and as such is entitled to his share of the proceeds of the action when recovered and may secure their recovery by resort to equity, in a suit joining proper parties, to compel action by the legal owner and appropriate distribution of the proceeds.
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