Issue Roll

English Law: Issue Roll in the Past

The name of a record which contains an entry of the term of which the demurrer book, issue or paper book is entitled and the, warrants of attorney (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) supposed to have been given by the parties at the commencement of the cause and then proceeds with the transcript of the declaration and subsequent pleadings, continuances and award of the mode of the decision as contained in the demurrer, issue or paper book. Steph. Pl. 98, 99. After final judgment, the issue roll is no longer called by that name, but assumes that of judgment roll. 2 Arch. Pr. 206. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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1. Partialy, this information about issue roll is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including issue roll.

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