The neighborhood; the county in
which a particular lawsuit should be tried; the county from which the jury is
taken for the trail of a lawsuit. Often regulated by various state and federal
statutes. A change of venue is the sending of a lawsuit to be tried before a
jury of another county, e.g., when circumstances render it impossible to have
an impartial trial in the county where the cause of action arose.
Substituted or indirect
responsibility, e.g., the responsibility of an employer for the torts committed
by his employee within the scope of his employment.
Of no force or effect;
absolutely null.
Descriptive of an imperfect
obligation, which may be legally annulled or cured or confirmed, at the option
of one of the parties, e. g., the contract of an infant with an adult.
