Quasi in rem jurisdiction
- Quasi in rem jurisdiction
Quasi in rem (Latin, "as if against a thing") is a legal term referring to a legal action based on property rights of a person absent from the jurisdiction.
A quasi in rem action is commonly used when jurisdiction over the defendant is unobtainable due to his/her absence from the state. Any judgment will affect only the property seized, as "in personam" jurisdiction is unobtainable.[cite book|last=Yeazell|first=Stephen|title=Civil Procedure|publisher=Aspen Publishers|location=Frederick, MD|date=2008|edition=7th Ed.|pages=p. 85|isbn=9780735569256] ]Of note, in a "quasi in rem" case the court may lack personal jurisdiction over the defendant, but it has jurisdiction over the defendant's property. The property could be seized to obtain a claim against the defendant.
The claim does not have to be related to the property seized, but the person must have minimum contacts with the forum state in order for jurisdiction to be proper.
For example, see "Pennoyer v. Neff", 95 U.S. 714 (1877)
ee also
*Jurisdiction in rem
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quasi in rem jurisdiction — see jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. quasi in rem jurisdiction … Law dictionary
quasi in rem jurisdiction — /kweysay in rem0/ Type of jurisdiction of a court based on a person s interest in property within the jurisdiction of the court. Refers to proceedings that are brought against the defendant personally; yet it is the defendant s interest in the… … Black's law dictionary
quasi in rem jurisdiction — See jurisdiction quasi in rem … Ballentine's law dictionary
quasi in rem — / in rem/ adv or adj [Latin, as if against a thing]: as if one were proceeding against the thing used esp. in reference to proceedings (as for attachment of property) in which one seeks satisfaction of a claim against a person by adjudication of… … Law dictionary
quasi in rem — ə̇nˈrem adverb (or adjective) Etymology: Latin, as if against a thing : as if against a thing (as a right, status, property) proceedings and judgments are quasi in rem when they are in a court having no jurisdiction over the person of the… … Useful english dictionary
action quasi in rem — /aekshan kweysay in rem/ An action brought against persons which only seeks to subject the interest in certain property of those persons to discharge of claims asserted and judgment therein is only conclusive between parties and their privies.… … Black's law dictionary
action quasi in rem — /aekshan kweysay in rem/ An action brought against persons which only seeks to subject the interest in certain property of those persons to discharge of claims asserted and judgment therein is only conclusive between parties and their privies.… … Black's law dictionary
jurisdiction quasi in rem — Jurisdiction neither strictly in personam nor strictly in rem; an action in personam where a thing or res is indirectly affected by the decision. Hanson v Denekla, 357 US 235, 2 L Ed 1283, 78 S Ct 1228, reh den 358 US 858, 3 L Ed 2d 92, 79 S Ct… … Ballentine's law dictionary
jurisdiction quasi in rem — The power of a court over the defendant s interest in property, real or personal, within the geographical limits of the court. The court s judgment or decree binds only the defendant s interest and not the whole world as in the case of… … Black's law dictionary
jurisdiction quasi in rem — The power of a court over the defendant s interest in property, real or personal, within the geographical limits of the court. The court s judgment or decree binds only the defendant s interest and not the whole world as in the case of… … Black's law dictionary
