Forum rei
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
This term may mean either
(1) the forum of the defendant, that is, of his residence or domicile; or
(2) the forum of the res or thing in controversy, that is, of the place where the property is sifuated. The ambiguity springs from the fact that rei may be the genitive of either reus or res.
Defined under Forum in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
This term may mean either (1) the forum of the defendant, that is, of his residenee or domicile; or (2) the forum of the res or thing in controversy, that is, of the place where the property is situated. The ambiguity springs from the fact that reé may be the genitive of either res or res.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
or REI SITAE. L. Lat. The forum or court of the thing, [res, rei;] the court of the place where a thing claimed is; the tribunal where the property is. Story's Conflict of Laws, § 326 k. The place where a thing in controversy is situated, considered as a place of jurisdiction and remedy. 2 Kent's Com. 463.