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Jus Tertii
Last modified: Thu Feb 23 16:37:37 2006
Latin: `rights of a third (person)'. Jus tertii is a defence to certain
actions in tort, notably conversion. By pleading jus tertii
the defendant is not saying that the claimant does not have a case against him, but that
somebody else has a better case. The defence probably exists as a matter of policy,
to allow the courts to settle disputes among mutliple parties in one hearing.
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