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Litigious right

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Case Law, Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)

Definitions from Case Law

From 59 U.S. 507 - Charles McMicken v. Franklin Perin · 1855Most cited · 77 citing opinions

art. 2623, 'a right is said to be litigious whenever there exists a suit and contestation about the same'; art. 3522, No. 22, 'litigious rights are those which cannot be exercised without undergoing a lawsuit

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Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A right contested by suit. See 103 U. S. 105, 26 L. Ed. 322.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In the civil law. A right which cannot be exercised without undergoing a lawsuit. Civil Code La. arts. 918, 3556.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

One which can only be