Necessary Party Law and Legal Definition
A necessary party is a person or entity whose interests are at stake in the outcome of a lawsuit, whose absence as a party in the suit prevents a judgment on all issues, but who cannot be joined in the lawsuit because that would deny jurisdiction to the particular court. A necessary party who is not in the suit differs from an "indispensable party," who must be joined if the lawsuit is to proceed, and from a "proper party," who could be joined but is not essential.
There are generally three ways that someone can be a necessary party:
- in the absence of the party complete relief cannot be provided to
existing parties
OR
the absent party claims an interest relating to the subject of the action and a disposition of the action without that person may - as a practical matter impair his ability to protect that interest OR
- leave the persons already parties subject to a substantial risk of incurring double, multiple or otherwise inconsistent obligations.
Legal Definition list
- Necessary Inference
- Necessary and Proper Clause
- Necessary & Proper Clause
- Necessaries in Maritime Lien
- Necessaries
- Necessary Party
- Necessary Property (Eminent Domain)
- Necessary to Ensure Public Health and Safety
- Necessitas Culpabilis
- Necessitas Facit Licitum Quod Alias Est Licitum
- Necessitas Inducit Privilegium
