A writ issued after a defendants default directing the sheriff to inquire by a jury of 12 men into the amount of the damages and make return. See 57 Conn. 583, 19 Atl. 334.
Definition of Writ Of Inquiry
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Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
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Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd EditionIn common-law practice. A writ which issues after the plaintiff in an action has obtained a judgment by default, on an unliquidated claim, directing the sheriff, with the aid of a jury, to inquire into the amount of the plaintiff's demand and assess his damages. Lennon v. Rawitzer, 57 Conn. 583, 19 Atl. 334; Havens v. Hartford & N. R. Co., 28 Co.nn. 70.