SweetFreedom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Applied to have the claim struck out and/or for summary judgment on it?
Does "applied to have the claim struck out and/or for summary judgment on it" mean "requested to have the claim deleted/cancelled and/or to have the claim for summary judgment on it"?
Background info:
Facts
The Claimant sued three individuals for libel and harassment over
allegedly defamatory postings made on Internet chatrooms. He also
sued the Internet Service Provider of each individual, namely AOL,
Tiscali and BT, on the basis that having each provided their respective
customer with a connection to the Internet they too were responsible for
the postings complained of. The ISP Defendants applied to have the
claim struck out and/or for summary judgment on it.
Background info:
Facts
The Claimant sued three individuals for libel and harassment over
allegedly defamatory postings made on Internet chatrooms. He also
sued the Internet Service Provider of each individual, namely AOL,
Tiscali and BT, on the basis that having each provided their respective
customer with a connection to the Internet they too were responsible for
the postings complained of. The ISP Defendants applied to have the
claim struck out and/or for summary judgment on it.
Top answer
"applied" = requested via some official process "struck out" = dismissed/deleted/cancelled The defendants applied ... e. they applied to have the case dealt with by summary judgement.
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"applied" = requested via some official process
"struck out" = dismissed/deleted/cancelled
The defendants applied ... for summary judgement on the claim, i.e. they applied to have the case dealt with by summary judgement.
"struck out" = dismissed/deleted/cancelled
The defendants applied ... for summary judgement on the claim, i.e. they applied to have the case dealt with by summary judgement.
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