Definition of DISPUTE in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DISPUTE
A conflict or controve r sy; a conflict of claims or rights; an assertion of a right, claim, or demand on one side, met by contrary claims or allegations on the other. Keith v. Levi, C.C.Mo., 2 F. 745; Ft. Pitt Gas Co. v. Borough of Sewickley, 198 Pa. 201, 47 A. 957.
Matter in Dispute
The subject of litigation; the matter for which a suit is brought and upon which issue is joined, and in relation to which jurors are called and witnesses examined. Lee v. Watson, 1 Wall. 339, 17 L.Ed. 557; Smith v. Adams, 130 U. S. 167, 9 S.Ct. 566, 32 L.Ed. 985.
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