representative litigation
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 370 U.S. 626 - Link v. Wabash Railroad · 1962Most cited · 7,602 citing opinions
our system of representative litigation, in which each party is deemed bound by the acts of his lawyer-agent and is considered to have 'notice of all facts, notice of which can be charged upon the attorney.
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