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collateral relative.See RELATIVE. [Blacks Law 8th]

collateral promise.See PROMISE. [Blacks Law 8th]

collateral proceeding.See PROCEEDING. [Blacks Law 8th]

collateral power.See POWER(5). [Blacks Law 8th]

collateral-order doctrine.A doctrine allowing appeal from an interlocutory order that conclusively determines an issue wholly separate from the merits of the action and effectively unreviewable on appeal from a final judgment. — Also termed Cohen doctrine (fr. Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 69 S.Ct. 1221 (1949)). See appealable decision under DECISION. [Cases:…

collateral obligation.A liability undertaken by a person who becomes bound for another’s debt.— Also termed accessorial obligation. [Blacks Law 8th]

collateral note.See secured note under NOTE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

collateral-negligence doctrine.The rule holding that one who engages an independent contractor is not liable for physical harm that the contractor causes if (1) the contractor’s negligence consists solely of the improper manner in which the contractor’s work is performed, (2) the risk of harm created is not normal to the work, and (3) the employer…

collateral negligence.See NEGLIGENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

collateral mortgage.See MORTGAGE. [Blacks Law 8th]