Counter Claim
Definition of Counter Claim
Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Counter Claim legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia
Demand made by a defendant against the plaintiff in a civil action. A counter claim is a response to a claim. Instead of seeking to defend or deny the plaintiffs claim, the defendant files a counter claim or action against the plaintiff. The counter claim is a method designed to contest the plaintiffs complaint by the filing of an independent cause of action. A compulsory counter claim is one stemming from the same fact situation as the plaintiffs initial claim. A permissive counter claim does not arise out of the original incident or transaction.
See Also
Answer (Law of the United States) Cross Claim (Law of the United States).
Resources
Counter Claim Related Resources
- Counter Claim in the United States Legal Encyclopedia
- Civil Judicial Process Keywords in the United States Legal Encyclopedia
- Civil Process Keywords in the International Legal Dictionary
Notes
- “Counter Claim”, The American Law Dictionary, 1991, California
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