actual controversy

actual controversy
actual controversy n: a real dispute between parties with true adverse legal interests based on facts existing at the time the suit is brought

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

actual controversy
An actual dispute that can be legally resolved, as opposed to a hypothetical or theoretical conflict created for the sake of attaining an advisory opinion. It is a Constitutional requirement for federal jurisdiction.
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

actual controversy
n.
   a true legal dispute which leads to a genuine lawsuit rather than merely a "cooked up" legal action filed to get a court to give the equivalent of an advisory opinion. Federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, will only consider an "actual controversy", on appeal, since they will not give advisory (informal) opinions or make judgments on "friendly suits" filed to test the potential outcome.
   See also: friendly suit

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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