Meanings
plural fact-patterns
- alternativeAlternative form of fact pattern.
The fact-pattern should not be read in one sitting and should not only be read once.
2013, Timothy A. Affonso, Mastering The Art Of International Mooting, →ISBN2 more examples
For, the classic fact-pattern of mistake as to identity involves the defendant fraudulently representing to the complainant that he is X, obtaining goods on credit, selling those goods to Y, a bona fide purchaser for value without notice, and then absconding.
2013, Gareth Spark, Vitiation of Contracts, →ISBNConsider a fact-pattern that goes into elaborate detail about the citizenship of each of the parties, and how the amount in dispute in the litigation exceeds $75,000 exclusive of interests and costs.
2016, William Janssen, Steven Baicker-McKee, Mastering Multiple Choice for Federal Civil Procedure, →ISBN
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