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38-527: Dickens refers to the case as "Jarndyce and Jarndyce", the way it would be spoken of. The v in the case title is an abbreviation of the Latin versus , but is normally pronounced "and" for civil cases in England and Wales. Jarndyce v Jarndyce concerns the fate of a large inheritance; due to the apparent existence of multiple wills and trusts deriving therefrom (with those containing multiple beneficiaries),

76-407: A lawsuit as opposed to settling a claim outside of a lawsuit. First, if one of the parties to the claim is a minor , they usually cannot settle the claim without the appointment of a guardian ad litem to review and accept the settlement. Once the suit is filed, and the settlement is reviewed by the ad litem who considers the best interest of the child, the parties can then file a joint motion for

114-409: A passenger in a non-commercial vehicle to sue the driver if the passenger is injured due to the driver's negligence . Another example is in divorce , in those jurisdictions where fault remains as a condition before commencement of an action for breach of the marriage contract. Sham friendly lawsuits can help further false advertising claims. In 2015, pharmaceutical corporation Gilead Sciences

152-470: A trope in medieval music Versus (band) , an American rock band Albums [ edit ] Versus (Carl Craig album) , 2017 Versus (Diaura album) , 2017 Versus (Emarosa album) , 2014 Versus (Kings of Convenience album) , 2001 Versus (Little Ghost album) , 2015 Versus (Mikael Gabriel album) , 2015 Versus (Mr. Children album) , 1993 Versus (9ice album) , 2011 Versus (The Haunted album) , 2008 Versus ,

190-400: A 2017 album by Gloria Trevi & Alejandra Guzmán VersuS , a 2019 album by Vitaa with Slimane Versus (EP) , by Usher, 2010 Versus (Viviz EP) , 2023 Songs [ edit ] "Versus", a 2015 single by Area 11 "Versus", a song by Convergerack from the 2006 album No Heroes "Versus", a song by Jay-Z from the 2013 album Magna Carta Holy Grail "Versus",

228-507: A Juggler than from a court of Justice. We stood aside, watching for any countenance we knew; and presently great bundles of paper began to be carried out—bundles in bags, bundles too large to be got into any bags, immense masses of papers of all shapes and no shapes, which the bearers staggered under, and threw down for the time being, anyhow, on the Hall pavement, while they went back to bring out more. Even these clerks were laughing. We glanced at

266-494: A court case concerning Orlando's right to his/her estate began during the reign of Queen Anne (1702–1714) is completed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (1952–2022). The length of the case is made humorous by the fact that Orlando, a party to the lawsuit, remains alive for its entire duration. The case is mentioned in David Graeber 's 2018 book Bullshit Jobs as a paradigm of long-lasting court disputes which bespeak

304-429: A gentleman by us, if he knew what cause was on? He told us Jarndyce and Jarndyce. We asked him if he knew what was doing in it? He said, really no he did not, nobody ever did; but as well as he could make out, it was over. "Over for the day?" we asked him. "No", he said; "over for good." Over for good! When we heard this unaccountable answer, we looked at one another quite lost in amazement. Could it be possible that

342-697: A law is unconstitutional , one might sue another in order to put the lawsuit before a court which can rule on its constitutionality. Because courts generally reserve jurisdiction for situations in which there is an actual case or controversy – i.e., a real dispute between the parties – where such a suit is suspected, the court may refuse to exercise jurisdiction . For example, the European Court of Justice does not hear preliminary references arising out of hypothetical disputes. Originally stated in Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Company v. Wellman (1892),

380-404: A much-praised poet. That Chancery case has been reported to have taken 36 years to get through the court, although this may not be correct. Another theory holds that the case is partly based on that of Wedderburn v Wedderburn , which ran from 1831 until 1857. Others have cited the case of Thellusson v Woodford as the real-life basis but though it related to the will of a man who died in 1797

418-414: A necessity in the determination of real, earnest and vital controversy between individuals. It never was the thought that, by means of a friendly suit, a party beaten in the legislature could transfer to the courts an inquiry as to the constitutionality of the legislative act. ' " Another form of collusive lawsuit involves fraud , where two persons agree to fake an accident , so that the "victim" can sue

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456-538: A song by Ladytron from the 2008 album Velocifero "Versus", a song by Moonspell from the 2012 album Alpha Noir/Omega White "Versus", a 2000 single by Tomcraft "Versus", a song by Within the Ruins from the 2010 album Invade "Versus", a song from the soundtrack of Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls Other uses [ edit ] Versus (journal) , an Italian semiotics journal Versus programming language Versus (Versace) ,

494-659: A suit has, over the course of time, become so complicated, that no man alive knows what it means. The parties to it understand it least; but it has been observed that no two Chancery lawyers can talk about it for five minutes without coming to a total disagreement as to all the premises. Innumerable children have been born into the cause; innumerable young people have married into it; innumerable old people have died out of it. Scores of persons have deliriously found themselves made parties in Jarndyce and Jarndyce without knowing how or why; whole families have inherited legendary hatreds with

532-423: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Friendly suit A collusive lawsuit , collusive action or friendly suit is a lawsuit in which the parties to the suit have no actual quarrel with one another, but one sues the other to achieve some result desired by both. The law condones this practice because there are several benefits to settling

570-438: Is exactly the same and both versions have virtually identical safety profile, but the friendly lawsuit lead to widespread market perception the old drug was not safe thus creating demand for the new expensive version. The lawsuit also spurred numerous recruitment advertisements from class action lawyers looking for tenofovir disoproxil victims - free false advertising against Gilead's generic competitor. This legal term article

608-545: The United States Constitution ; see United States v. Johnson . In practice, however, friendly suits are rarely explicitly described as such, and they could easily slip into the federal judicial system through some casual omissions. Moreover, the "case or controversy" requirement of Article III does not bind the judiciaries of the states , which are free to impose their own restrictions on friendly suits (or none at all). For example, if two people think

646-451: The Will had set things right at last, and that Richard and Ada were going to be rich? It seemed too good to be true. Alas, it was! Our suspense was short; for a break up soon took place in the crowd, and the people came streaming out looking flushed and hot, and bringing a quantity of bad air with them. Still they were all exceedingly amused, and were more like people coming out from a Farce or

684-466: The amount of seventy thousand pounds, which is a friendly suit , and which is (I am assured) no nearer to its termination now than when it was begun. There is another well-known suit in Chancery, not yet decided, which was commenced before the close of the last century and in which more than double the amount of seventy thousand pounds has been swallowed up in costs. Based on an 1853 letter of Dickens ,

722-586: The collusive lawsuit rule is one the seven rules of the constitutional avoidance doctrine established in Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority (1936) that requires that the Supreme Court of the United States to "not [rule] upon the constitutionality of legislation in a friendly, nonadversary, proceeding, declining because to decide such questions 'is legitimate only in the last resort, and as

760-402: The court to render judgment , which would then be binding on all parties regardless of their minority. When there is a judgment, the parties also gain the defense of res judicata if sued again on the same topic. Friendly suits are generally not within the jurisdiction of the federal judiciary of the United States , as they do not constitute a true "case or controversy" under Article III of

798-582: The diffusion line of Italian fashion house Versace Legal cases are typically cited as "Smith versus Jones" (and written as Smith v Jones or longer Smith vs. Jones ) Scientific diagrams can show a plot of something on the x-axis versus something else on the y-axis See also [ edit ] Verses (disambiguation) VS (disambiguation) V (disambiguation) Case citation , used by legal professionals to identify court case decisions Mashup (music) Comparative advertising Verzuz , an American webcast show Topics referred to by

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836-442: The first of these cases has been identified as the dispute over the will of Charles Day , a boot blacking manufacturer who died in 1836. Proceedings were commenced in 1837 and not concluded until at least 1854. The second of these cases is generally identified as the dispute over the will of the "Acton Miser" William Jennens of Acton, Suffolk . Jennens v Jennens commenced in 1798 and was abandoned in 1915 (117 years later) when

874-423: The free dictionary. Versus (Latin, 'against') may refer to: Film and television [ edit ] Versus (2000 film) , a Japanese zombie film Versus (2016 film) , a Russian sports drama film Versus (2019 film) , a French thriller film Versus (TV channel) , former name of NBCSN, an American sports channel "Versus", an episode of Ninjago Music [ edit ] Versus ,

912-516: The heir or heirs cannot be determined. The case has dragged on for many generations before the action of the novel, so that, by the end of the narrative when the correct heirs appear to have finally been established, legal costs have devoured the whole estate, rendering any ultimate verdict moot. Dickens used it to attack the chancery court system as being almost completely worthless, as any "honourable man among its practitioners" says, "Suffer any wrong that can be done you rather than come here!" All of

950-548: The legal fees had exhausted the Jennens estate of funds; thus it had been ongoing for 55 years when Bleak House was published. Some commentators have theorised that the Jarndyce v Jarndyce case was inspired by the dispute over the will of Richard Smith , a West India merchant. When he died in 1776, the estate was tied up, and his daughter-in-law Charlotte Smith was pushed by financial necessity to write for money; she became

988-459: The main characters are connected in some way through the case, though the legal proceedings appear only as a background plot. Aside from the lawyers who sue and defend the case, every character who directly associates with it suffers some tragic fate. Miss Flite has long since lost her mind when the narrative begins. Richard Carstone, a former ward of court , dies trying to win the inheritance for himself after spending much of his life so distracted by

1026-417: The notion of it that he cannot commit to any other pursuit. John Jarndyce, by contrast, finds the whole process tiresome and tries to have as little to do with it as he possibly can, one of many examples of the character's wise and self-effacing demeanour. Dickens introduces the case in the first chapter in terms which make the futility of the matter clear: Jarndyce and Jarndyce drones on. This scarecrow of

1064-432: The other person in order to collect from the other person's insurance . This is a crime , and insurance companies investigate claims to determine that no collusion is involved. Because of the fear of collusive suits, many jurisdictions have, at various times, prohibited spouses from suing one another or prohibited children from suing their parents. Also, many jurisdictions have had guest statutes which make it difficult for

1102-541: The papers, and seeing Jarndyce and Jarndyce everywhere, asked an official-looking person who was standing in the midst of them, whether the cause was over. "Yes," he said; "it was all up with it at last!" and burst out laughing too. ... "Mr. Kenge," said Allan, appearing enlightened all in a moment. "Excuse me, our time presses. Do I understand that the whole estate is found to have been absorbed in costs?" "Hem! I believe so," returned Mr. Kenge. "Mr. Vholes, what do you say?" "I believe so," said Mr. Vholes. "And that thus

1140-409: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Versus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Versus&oldid=1254695459 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1178-574: The self-serving desire of problem-solving professionals (not only lawyers but also independent auditors and financial advisers) to prolong and multiply otherwise solvable problems as a way to preserve their jobs. The 1852 case was remembered in the context of the 2006 payment protection insurance (PPI) scandal in the United Kingdom, for which "banks were found to have been unloading unwanted and often wildly disadvantageous account insurance policies on their clients." According to Graeber, "the result

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1216-479: The story of Jarndyce v Jarndyce ." In the Ampthill Peerage case , where a disputed claim to a peerage involved reopening issues which had seemingly been settled in a judgment delivered fifty years earlier , Lord Simon of Glaisdale spoke strongly of the need for finality in litigation. He reminded his fellow Law Lords that Jarndyce v Jarndyce , and the pitiful character of Miss Flite, driven mad by

1254-497: The strain of unending litigation, were inspired by real events. By 2015, the case had been referred to nine times by the U.S. Supreme Court and over 333 times by state and federal courts. It is referred to (indirectly by reference to Bleak House ) in the United States Supreme Court case Stern v. Marshall , a protracted lawsuit over an estate. In the film version of Virginia Woolf 's novel Orlando ,

1292-472: The suit lapses and melts away?" "Probably," returned Mr. Kenge. "Mr. Vholes?" "Probably," said Mr. Vholes. In the preface to Bleak House , Dickens cites two Chancery cases as special inspirations, one of which was a " friendly suit ": At the present moment (August 1853) there is a suit before the court which was commenced nearly twenty years ago, in which from thirty to forty counsel have been known to appear at one time, in which costs have been incurred to

1330-548: The suit was not actually filed until after the book was published. The will of Sir George Downing , who stipulated that his fortune be used to build for a new college at Cambridge , resulted in a lawsuit which lasted for more than 40 years, until March 1800. More than a century after the novel's publication, Jarndyce and Jarndyce continues to be used as an example of the futility and length of civil court cases. For example, Lord Denning , when referring to Midland Bank v Green , said, "The Green saga rivals in time and money

1368-435: The suit. The little plaintiff or defendant, who was promised a new rocking-horse when Jarndyce and Jarndyce should be settled, has grown up, possessed himself of a real horse, and trotted away into the other world. Fair wards of court have faded into mothers and grandmothers; a long procession of Chancellors has come in and gone out. The ending of the case reduces the whole court to fits of laughter. From Chapter 65 : We asked

1406-572: Was an entire new industry organized around resolving PPI claims," leading banks to enter into contracts with professionals and firms intent on making sure the problem was never actually solved, because they eyed the "vast sums set aside by the bank to pay compensation for the PPI". versus#Conjunction For the abbreviation VS or vs, see VS (disambiguation) . [REDACTED] Look up versus in Wiktionary,

1444-521: Was sued by an organization it funded, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation , on the basis of statements of Treatment Action Group , another organization Gilead funded, asserting Gilead's older drug tenofovir disoproxil was "less safe" than its newer counterpart tenofovir alafenamide . The old drug was going off-patent and by 2023, generic versions cost $ 400 vs. $ 2,160/month for the new branded version. The active ingredient in both drugs

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