Adverse Party

Affirmative Defense

The opposite side in a lawsuit. sometimes when there are numerous parties and cross-complaints, parties may be adverse to each other on some issues and in agreement on other matters. two beneficiaries of a person who has died may join together to claim a will was valid, but fight each other over the assets of the dead person’s estate if the court rules the will was legal.

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