Talk:Next friend

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I have encountered this term in an American court decision Hendren v. Campbell with the following plaintiffs: "JON HENDREN, by next friend ROBERT HENDREN, ROBERT HENDREN, by his own right and E. THOMAS MARSH". Jon was a 9th grade student whom the lawsuit was filed on behalf of. (The court case was about a creationist textbook.)

Here are some links:

• American legal definition (via Wex)
• Another definition (via law.com) -- suggests the practiced has mostly been supplanted.

MichaelSH 04:18, 11 August 2006 (UTC)