An adverse party is an opposing party in a lawsuit under an adversary system of law. In general, an adverse party is a party against whom judgment is sought or "a party interested in sustaining a judgment or decree."[1] For example, the adverse party for a defendant is the plaintiff.[2]
- ^ Black's Law Dictionary, Adverse Party 53 (6th Ed. 1990).
- ^ See, e.g. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Jackson, 178 F.Supp. 361 (E.D. Penn. 1959) (discussing how pleadings technically put plaintiffs and defendants in adverse positions).
