Definition of DE MELIORIBUS DAMNIS in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DE MELIORIBUS DAMNIS
Of or for the better damages. A term used in practice to denote the election by a plaintiff against which of several defendants (where the damages have been assessed separately) he will take judgment. 1 Arch. Pr.K.B. 219; Knickerbacker v. Colver, 8 Cow., N.Y., 111.
Judgment de melioribus damnis (of, or for, the better damages). Where, in an action against several persons for a joint tort, the jury by mistake sever the damages by giving heavier damages against one defendant than against the others, the plaintiff may cure the defect by taking judgment for the greater damages (de melioribus damnis) against that defendant and entering a nolle prosequi (q. v.) against the others. Sweet
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