{"id":11084,"date":"2017-12-19T02:02:14","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T02:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11084"},"modified":"2017-12-19T02:24:15","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T02:24:15","slug":"local-action-an-action-that-can-be-brought-only-in-the-jurisdiction-where-the-cause-of-action-arose-because-that-is-the-only-place-such-action-could-possible-arise-i-e-involving-real-property","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11084","title":{"rendered":"Local Action – an action that can be brought only in the jurisdiction where the cause of action arose because that is the only place such action could possible arise (i.e. involving real property)"},"content":{"rendered":"

local action<\/span>:<\/span>
\n<\/strong>(18c)<\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> An action that can be brought only in the jurisdiction where the cause of action arose, as when <\/strong>the action\u2018s subject matter is a piece of real property.<\/strong> [1]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. At common law, an action which can be brought only where the cause of action arose, since the cause is one that in its nature can arise in one place only. 56 Am J1st Ven \u00a7 3<\/span>.\u00a0 The antithesis of a transitory action.<\/span><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In most jurisdictions, the venue of actions is not wholly regulated by statue, and frequently the character of an action s local or transitory is important in reference to venue only when a foreign cause of action is involved.\u00a0 56 Am J1st Ven \u00a7 3<\/span>. <\/span><\/strong>[2]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. An action that can be brought only where the cause of action arose, because that is the only place it could arise.\u00a0 EXAMPLE: an action to quiet title<\/a> to real estate.<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]: Black\u2019s Law <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Dictionary\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/strong>Deluxe<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Tenth<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Edition<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>by<\/b><\/span><\/strong> Henry Campbell Black, Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-61300-4<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[2]: Ballantine\u2019s Law <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Dictionary\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/strong>with<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Pronunciations<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>
\n<\/span><\/a><\/em>Third Edition<\/a>\u00a0by James A. Ballantine\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[3]: Ballantine\u2019s Law <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Dictionary\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/strong>Legal<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Assistant<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Edition<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>by<\/b><\/span><\/strong> Jack Ballantine\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Doctored<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>by\u00a0Jack G. Handler,\u00a0J.D.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.\u00a0 ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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