quasi in rem
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Case Law, Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 305 U.S. 456 - Princess Lida of Thurn & Taxis v. Thompson · 1939Most cited · 1,172 citing opinions
if the two suits are in rem, or quasi in rem, so that the court, or its officer, has possession or must have control of the property which is the subject of the litigation in order to proceed with the cause and grant the relief sought the jurisdiction of the one court must yield to that of the other
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A term applied to proceedings which are not strictly and purely tn rem, but are brought against the defendant personally, though the real object is to deal with particular property or subject property to the discharge of claims asserted ; for example, foreign attachment, or proceedings to foreclose a mortgage, remove a cloud from title, or effect a partition. See Freeman v. Alderson. 119 U. S. 187, 7 Sup. Ct. 165, 30 In Ed. 372; Hill v. Henry, 66 N. J. Eq. 150, 57 Atl. 555.
Defined under In Rem in Black's Law Dictionary.