Stet processus

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Stimson (1881), Bouvier (1839)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

An entry of dismissal of an action voluntarily made by the plaintiff.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Stet processus is an entry on the roll in the nature of a judgment of a direction that all further proceedings shall be stayed, (i. e., that the process may stand,) and it is one of the ways by which a suit may be terminated by an act of the party, as distinguished from a termination of it by judgment, which is the act of the court It was used by the plaintiff when he wished to suspend the action without suffering a nonsuit Brown.

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

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

/. (Let the process be stayed.) An entry by consent, made by the plaintiff on the record when he wished to stop the action without suffering a nonsuit; as if the defendant became insolvent.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

i practice, is an order made, upon proper cause shown, that the process rematn stationary. As where a defendant having become insolvent, would, by moving judgment in the case of nonsuit, compel a plaintiff to proceed, the court will, on an affidavit of the fact of insolvency, award a stet processus. See 7 Taunt. Rep. 180: 1 ployed in loading and unloading vessels. Dunl. Adm. Pr. 98.