Also known as: arrêts · arret · arrets · judgment · court decision
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A judgment, sentence, or decree of a court with competent jurisdiction.
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Alliance Holdings obtained a foreclosure sale of mortgaged property that fetched less than the outstanding debt. The mortgagee then moved the court for an arrêt awarding the shortfall against the mortgagor. The court issued the arrêt because state law permitted deficiency judgments and the sale price had not satisfied the full obligation.
After conviction, Antonio Alvarado moved under the rule for an arrêt vacating the judgment and ordering a new trial. The court found that the interest of justice required relief and therefore entered the arrêt granting the motion.
A judge's financial relationship with a litigant came to light during proceedings. The reviewing body issued an arrêt finding that the relationship had improperly influenced the judge's conduct and ordering appropriate sanctions.
A third party sought to pay counsel fees for a client. The court entered an arrêt confirming that the arrangement left the lawyer's professional judgment independent and the client-lawyer relationship intact.
A defendant removed a case to federal court more than thirty days after service. The district court issued an arrêt remanding the action because the removal was untimely and awarding costs to the plaintiff.
After the buyer repudiated, Aurora Biotech sued for the contract price of identified goods still in its control. The court entered an arrêt awarding the price and directing the seller to hold the goods for the buyer pending satisfaction of the judgment.
It denotes a formal judgment or decree rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
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…than by any other person. It was doubted whether an action of detinue would be a specific legal remedy for the commission. The judgment in detinue is for the thing itself or its value. The value of a public office not to be sold is incapable of being ascertained; the applicant has a right to the office itself or to nothing.…