Garner vy. State, 76 Miss
Categories: Procedure
Definition (1910 Edition)
515, 25 South. 363. —Collateral dmpeachment. A_ collateral impeachment of a judgment or decree is an attempt made to destroy or evade its effect as an estoppel, by reopening the merits of the cause or by showing reasons why the peement should not have been rendered or should not have 8 conclusive effect, in a collateral proceeding, #. e., in any action other than that in which the judgment was rendered; for, if this be done upon appeal, error, or certiorari, the impeachment is derect. Burke v. Loan Ass’n, 25 Mont. $15, 64 Pac. 881, 87 Am. St. Rep. 416; Crawford v. McDonald, 88 Tex. 626, 33 S. W. 325; Morrill v. Morrill, 20 Or. 96, 25 Pac. 362, 11 L. R.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational
reference only and does not constitute legal advice.