Proceeding In Rem Vs. Proceeding In Personam
Proceeding In Rem | Proceeding In Personam |
| When the object of the action is to bar indifferently all who might be minded to make an objection of any sort against the right sought to be established, and if anyone in the world has a right to be heard on the strength of alleging facts, which, if true, show an inconsistent interest | To establish a claim against some particular person, with a judgment which generally, in theory at least, binds his body, or to bar some individual claim or objection, or to only contain certain persons who are entitled to be heard in defense |
