Matter In Issue
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
That matter upon which the plaintiff bases his action and which the defendant denies or controverts by his pleadings.
132 111. 339; 165 Mich. 380: See Issue; Matter in Controversy.
MATTER IN PAIS (literally, matter in the country). Matter of fact, as distinguished from matter of law or matter of record.
See In Pais.