Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Cause of Action – Definition – Facts Giving Right to Judicial Relief

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

A cause of action is the aggregate of facts recognised by law as giving the plaintiff a substantive right to claim relief. The popular meaning is the particular act of the defendant giving the plaintiff cause to complain. The cause of action accrues upon the…

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