--- Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > 'in re' is Latin meaning 'in the matter of'. It is a > rather fusty, > legalistic term - it cam into general use from the > law. I personally > would discourage it. It serves no useful purpose and > just sounds archaic > and bureaucratic, if not pompous. >
Bob, Yes, indeed. I had forgotten all about that, but your little rambling must have fired off a few dusty, little used lately, neurons in my brain. Reference cases (that would be, IIRC, cases that aren't necessarily adversarial, but ask the court a question on a point of law), are prefaced in the court reports with in re. So, rather than a case being named "Cottrell vs. Metamoros", a reference case may be called "In re: Halpin". Ah, memories... cheers, frank ===== "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
