CFR > Title 49 > Subtitle B > Chapter I > Subchapter A > Part 106 > Subpart B > Appeals
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§ 106.110 | Appealing a PHMSA Action |
§ 106.115 | Required information for an appeal |
§ 106.120 | Appeal deadline |
§ 106.125 | Filing an appeal |
§ 106.130 | PHMSA response to an appeal |
Terms Used In CFR > Title 49 > Subtitle B > Chapter I > Subchapter A > Part 106 > Subpart B > Appeals
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Lineal descendant: Direct descendant of the same ancestors.
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.