Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
unavoidable casualtyFunction:
noun : UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT;
also : an unavoidable circumstance that prevents the timely performance of a procedural act (as the filing of an answer) by a party or the party's lawyer —compare
EXCUSABLE NEGLECT NOTE: As with excusable neglect, showing evidence of unavoidable casualty will relieve a party from a default judgment or a time limit.
