Sued Sentence Examples

On his return the Athenians sued for peace, though without success, and a speech by Pericles had little effect on their spirits.

Laidlaw afterward repeatedly sued Sage for damages, claiming that Sage had used him as a shield at the moment of the explosion, but his suits were unsuccessful.

He was sued by his mother over references to her drug use in My Name Is.

In 76 B.C. he was sued by C. Fannius Chaerea for 50,000 sesterces (about 400), and was defended by Cicero in a famous speech.

As to judgment debts, it is sufficient to say that, when by the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction an order is made that a sum of money be paid by one of two parties to another, such a debt is not only enforceable by process of court, but it can be sued upon as if it were an ordinary debt.

The RIAA has sued many people for using P2P networks.

That's a must nowadays, when everyone is scared of getting sued, Ryland told them.

The theory of droit administratif lays down the principle that an agent of the government cannot be prosecuted or sued for acts relating to his administrative functions before the ordinary tribunals.

A married woman may hold her separate property, carry on business, sue and be sued the same as if she were single, except that in conveying or mortgaging her real estate she must be joined by her husband.

When a debtor tenders the amount due to his creditor and the creditor refuses to accept, the debt is not discharged, but if the debtor is subsequently sued for the debt and continues willing and ready to pay, and pays the amount tendered into court, he can recover his costs in the action.

Ultimately the Marcomanni, the fiercest of the tribes that inhabited the country between Illyria and the sources of the Danube, sued for peace in 168.

The failure of the archduke John to arrive in time at Wagram (5th of July), the lack of support accorded by the Spaniards to Wellesley before and after the battle of Talavera (28th of July), and the slowness with which the British government sent forth its great armada against Flushing and Antwerp, a fortnight after Austria sued for an armistice from Napoleon, enabled that superb organizer to emerge victorious from a most precarious situation.

He was sued for libel for printing a rebuke to some of his parishioners who had travestied the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; and after several years in the courts he was ordered to pay damages of £150, which was raised by his parishioners.

Stockdale sued the Commons' publisher, and was met by the plea of parliamentary privilege, to which, however, the judges did not give effect, on the ground that they were entitled to define the privileges of the Commons, and that publication of papers was not essential to the functions of parliament.

At the end of twelve months Alexandria sued for peace, and a treaty was signed on the 8th of November 641.

Extra-territorial jurisdiction was for long secured by treaty for the subjects of all foreign powers, who could therefore only be sued in the courts maintained in Siam by their own governments, while European assessors were employed in cases where foreigners sued Siamese.

An action for illegal interference with the property of the subject is not maintainable against officials of the crown or government sued in their official capacity or as an official body.

In May 1692 during the witchcraft delusion, on the accusation of some personal enemies in his former congregation who had sued him for debt, Burroughs was arrested and charged, among other offences, with "extraordinary Lifting and such feats of strength as could not be done without Diabolicall Assistance."

A custom also sprang up, and was common at the time of the Commutation Acts, for a tithe-owner to accept a fixed sum of money or fixed quantity of the goods tithable in place of the actual tithes, known as a modus decimandi, whether in respect of a whole parish or only of particular lands within it; and this could be sued for in the ecclesiastical courts.

When an immigrant moved to Rome from one of the cities of the Latin league, or any city which enjoyed the jus commercii with Rome, and by the exercise of the right of voluntary exile from his own state (jus exulandi), claimed Roman citizenship, it is impossible to suppose that it was necessary for him to make application to a Roman patron to represent him in his legal transactions; for the jus commercii gave its holder the right of suing and being sued in his own person before Roman courts.

Georgia, in which the question was, Can a state be sued by a citizen of another state ?

Georgia argued that it could not be so sued, on the ground that it was a sovereign state, but Jay decided against Georgia, on the ground that sovereignty in America resided with the people.

Irene took alarm, sued for peace, and obtained a truce for three years, but only on the humiliating terms of paying an annual 2 The first citizens of Medina who embraced Islam were called Ansar ("helpers").

He entered Asia Minor and took Heraclea, plundering and burning along his whole line of march, till Nicephorus, in alarm, sued for peace.

In the years 830, 831 and 832 he made expeditions into Asia Minor with such success that Theophilus, the Greek emperor, sued for peace, which Mamun 1 Cf.

The Greek army suffered two severe defeats and sued for peace.

They could sue and be sued in their own name, and although they were able to call in their lords as defendants when proceeded against, there was nothing in law to prevent them from appearing in their own right.

Besides, the inhabitants might be sued before the town court only, and to fugitives from the country who had taken refuge in the town belonged a similar privilege.

A nephew of Mrs Stewart in 1887 sued to break the will on the ground that Hilton had unduly influenced her; the case was compromised out of court in 1890 and Mrs Stewart's relatives received more of her estate than they would have got under the terms of the testament.

Thereupon Edward, to the deep humiliation of the people, sued for another cessation of hostilities, and obtained it by conceding all that Robert asked, save the formal acknowledgment of his kingly title.

On receiving this disastrous news the earl of Northumberland sued for pardon; the king was unwise enough to grant it, merely punishing him by fining him and taking all his castles out of his hands.

Two companies brought suit for moneys owed for liquor sold to the state dispensary; the commission resisted the suit on the ground that as a court and as a representative of the state it could not be sued; the circuit court and the circuit court of appeals overruled this plea and put the funds into the hands of a receiver; but in April 1909 this famous cause was closed by the decision of the Federal Supreme Court, upholding the commission and restoring to it the fund.

Very shortly afterwards, at the end of July, Spain sued for peace through the mediation of French diplomacy, which did not obtain much from President McKinley.

It can also be sued to investigate language comprehension in adults with acquired aphasia.

Then they sued a 78 year old woman for the crime of bringing a bread pudding to the eco-warriors.

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She had sued defendants responsible for all his exposure.

Many protections under affluent states gasoline being sued by from major cities.

To sue and be sued in all courts of competent jurisdiction.

She suffered health injury and sued the ginger beer manufacturer.

Preferred the lowest us that we through some mutual friends sued Stewart for.

Assisted by UNISON, she then successfully sued the Council; in a legal first, the Council accepted liability.

Partners can sue and be sued personally as well as in the name of the partnership.

The sale was canceled while Mr Sidebottom was queuing and he subsequently sued for breach of contract.

It sued the parent company and the two directors and sought summary judgment.

Such a railway has no statutory rights and no special obligations, and the owner of it is liable to be sued for creating a nuisance if the working of the line interferes with the comfort of those residing in the neighbourhood.

I hope you have a good brief, you could be sued making ridiculous accusations like that.

Senator about diabetes be sued by would go down.

Preferred the lowest us that we through some mutual friends sued stewart for.

Defendant = A person accused or sued in a court of law.

Elizabeth sued for wrongful dismissal and received a payoff thought to be around £ 3,000.

Primarily, of course, it protects one from being sued for breach of contract by a client.

Sir John Gell had been smelting earlier than 1633, when he was sued by a former employe.

You should be wary of downloading music that you do not own, as this is a civil infraction for which people have been sued in open court.

According to an article in Business Journal in 1997, Nordic Track was sued for using deceptive sales techniques and making misleading claims about the effectiveness of the Pro Skier in helping people lose weight.

Yet in 1960, a mother sued the school system in Baltimore, Maryland, feeling that her son was being forced into the prayer ritual.

Three months later, we were summoned to court because our wonderful DJ sued us for the five hundred dollars owed to him for providing the music for our wedding.

Anderson and Lee sued the company and were awarded $1.5 million plus legal fees.

After his death, his life partner Marc Christian successfully sued the estate and brought to head speculations that Hudson was a gay celebrity.

Dane and Gayheart sued Gawker Media for releasing the tape, though no one has ever publicly confirmed how it was leaked.

Prejean was stripped of her Miss California title, and she sued to try and get it back.

Though the video became widely available, Troyer sued TMZ as well as distributors SugarDVD to keep the tape from being sold to the public.

In 1998, when Oprah was sued by Amarillo, TX, based beef industry workers, she hired Courtroom Sciences to help with jury selection.

He was sued by DeAngelo Bailey, a childhood bully, over the lyrics in the song Brain Damage.

Two college fraternity brothers seen in the film Borat sued Baron Cohen, saying they were given drinks before signing the consent agreement and told the film would not be shown in America.

Colin Farrell and Playboy Playmate Nicole Narain taped their steamy 13 minutes together, but Farrell was able to block distribution of the video after he sued her.

Coleman, who fell out of the spotlight after the series, sued his parents and manager for stealing his million-dollar trust fund.

Kardashian and Ray J sued Vivid Entertainment, claiming that they hadn't given permission for the video to be sold, and the case was settled before going to court.

Rumors have been swirling for awhile, but now it's official - Stephanie Meyer is being sued.

Seems that the whole "I'm not a spy in real life, I just play one on the big screen" saying was lost on Tom Cruise as he is now being sued for five million bucks for wiretapping magazine editor Michael Sapir's phone conversations.

Seriously, Tom Cruise sued a guy because he started a rumor that he was gay.

He later sued his parents and won a settlement totaling over one million dollars.

She has sued at least one tabloid for falsely accusing her of these activities.

However, one of the girls that illegally signed a consent form sued the company and asked that all the copies be taken from the shelves and destroyed.

Mirra even sued the company for associating his name with the game.

Howe sued Singer for patent infringement and won the case in 1854.

For example, Great Uncle Ed may have sued Cousin Tom back in 1900 for failing to properly discharge his duties as executor, or for wrongfully disposing of estate items.

According to SafeCosmetics.org, the company that makes Brazilian Blowout solution has denied claims and later sued Oregon OSHA.

Over the last decade, there have been numerous manufacturing companies sued over false claims of improved health and benefits offered by using their appliances.

The law forbids any type of sexual behavior at work - so a married couple has to tone it down or risk being sued.

As amazing as it may sound, you may end up being the one charged in a crime or sued by the attacker in this scenario.

Anyone downloading copyrighted movies illegally can be sued for fines ranging from $30,000 to $150,000 per download.

Sydney's romantic woes are compounded when she is sued for malpractice.

Financial insurance covers you in the event you are sued for a variety of reasons.

This portion of your policy will also pay for legal expenses if you are sued as a result of the accident.

A person who is sued does not need to worry about not being able to pay a large claim.

If an organization is grossly negligent or intentionally took part in misconduct that caused the injury they can still be sued for the personal injury.

Although no one wants to think that they might be sued by a friend after a backyard accident, asking people to provide a signed release ahead of time relieves you of the liability.

Legal Costs - Typically you will be covered if you are sued for a claim that the insurance is already covering.

This isn't necessarily a bad thing because umbrella policies are typically required in the event of a lawsuit, so not needing it means you're not getting sued.

This protects landlords from being sued for the difference.

These employers require child entertainers to have insurance to protect against being sued by an injured child's parents for damages caused by the entertainer.

Do I need to insure myself against being sued or protecting my attendees?

Spears was supposed to launch a perfume line, but was sued for $10 million for secretly making a separate deal with Elizabeth Arden.

Two years later, after regaining some of her parental rights and seeming to have her life back on track, she and her father sued Ghalib, her former manager Sam Lufti, and attorney John Eardley, for conspiring to gain control of her affairs.

Bad press ensued for the RIAA, when it emerged that they had sued minors, and in one case, sued a deceased woman, who was 83 at the time of her death, for swapping hip-hop music.

Those sued by the RIAA settled out of court as a rule, which meant that the RIAA claims were never given a legal test.

Just before the release of Spellbound, one of Abdul's back-up singers, Yvette Marine, sued Virgin Records.

Shortly after the show, he sued 205 Flava, makers of the "205" area code shirt, which he famously wore throughout the competition.

In 2005, Studdard sued his manager, who is also his godfather, for skimming money from him.

Fox Networks sued the maker of DialIdol, claiming it spoiled the results.

Despite the fact that these tracks could not be downloaded and customers were listening to music for which they had already paid, the recording industry cried foul and sued.

They soon found out the question should have been, "What better way to get sued than to download hundreds of large music files?"

From time to time, you still hear about individual users being tracked down by record companies or artists and sued for misappropriation of music.

The people who have been sued by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) have used these networks.

He was sued by similarly named artist Souljah Boy of the Mo' Thugs Family, who claimed Soulja Boy stole his name.

Ten years later, however, shortly before Jackson's death, she sued Jackson for unpaid royalties.

His mother sued him for slander over some of the lyrics on The Slim Shady LP in 1999 but was awarded only $1,600 in damages.

Femmes bassist Brian Richie sued bandmate Gordon Gano for giving Wendy's permission to use the track - a move that surprised Gano given that Richie never mentioned his disapproval during the tour they ended right before he filed the suit.

The number listed in the song was actually a phone number in Australia at the time it was released, but it was an American couple that sued the band over that number.

For starters, using the services can get you into trouble - you could be sued, your computer could become infected, and your karma could take a hit - after all, when you use a P2P network, the artist who made the song doesn't get paid.

The producers of Bridzillas were sued during the first season because they misled one of the brides about what they were doing and then only showed the worst moments of her leading up to the wedding.

In the British case, Ramsay actually sued The London Evening Standard for reporting claims that the show had staged scenes from a restaurant to make it look worse than it really was.

In the U.S., a restaurant owner sued Ramsay for staging scenes to add drama to the show.

In turn, TLC sued Gosselin for breach of contract for making media appearances without their consent.

In November 2009, Gosselin sued TLC for breaking child labor laws by having his children appear on their show, essentially working, without having the appropriate work permits.

In October of 2009, TLC sued Jon for violating his contract with them by not clearing his media appearances with them.

In the meantime, TLC has sued Jon Gosselin for breach of contract, claiming that he has made unpaid and unapproved appearances, and that he harmed the show with his outbursts and criticisms.

She sued the tape distributor, Vivid Entertainment, but she and the company settled out of court for about $4.9 million.

Nosferatu was released in 1922; the estate of Bram Stoker in the person of his widow sued to have names and locations changed in this movie, but it is otherwise a fairly faithful retelling of his story.

Murnau and company made very little alteration in the actual Stoker story, outside of changing the names of the main characters, and the Stoker estate successfully sued the company and won.

Celeb Troubles - Fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir sued Courtney Love for Twitter insults.

You can't be sued for telling 20 friends at a party that your apartment is moldy - but you can be sued for handing out 20 handbills on the street claiming the same thing.

Then again, maybe he was being sued.

The colony had no legal existence at the time, but was then incorporated as the "Roman Catholic Religious Society of St Nazianz," and as such sued successfully for the bequest.

Louis fought a battle beneath the walls of Zara (July ist, 1346), which has been immortalized by Tintoretto, but was defeated and compelled to abandon the city to the republic. The struggle was renewed eleven years later when Louis, having formed, with infinite trouble, a league of all the enemies of Venice, including the emperor, the Habsburgs, Genoa and other Italian towns, attacked his maritime rival with such vigour that she sued for peace, and by the treaty of Zara (February 18th, 1358) ceded most of the Dalmatian towns and renounced the title of duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, hitherto borne by the doge.

Thus foreigners in Siam, except Chinese who have no consul, could only be tried for criminal offences, or sued in civil cases, in their own consular courts.

The leader of a third troop took a humbler tone, sued for mercy, and obtained it.

Georgia before the supreme court, argued that a state might be sued by a citizen of another state.

Tithes could also be sued for in equity, especially the equity side of the exchequer.