- ultimate
- At last, finally, or at the end. The last in the train of progression or sequence tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at as the last result; final. Texas Employers Ins. Ass'n v. Reed, Tex.Civ.App., 150 S.W.2d 858, 862@ ultimate factsIssuable facts; facts essential to the right of action or matter of defense. Allied Stores of Texas, Inc. v. McClure, Tex.Civ.App., 595 S.W.2d 165, 169.Facts necessary and essential for decision by court. People ex rel. Hudson & M.R. Co. v. Sexton, Sup., 44 N.Y.S.2d 884, 885.Facts which are necessary to determine issues in case, as distinguished from evidentiary facts supporting them. O'Shea v. Hatch, App., 97 N.M. 409, 640 P.2d 515, 520.The logical conclusions deduced from certain primary evidentiary facts. Mining Securities Co. v. Wall, 99 Mont. 596, 45 P.2d 302, 306.Final facts required to establish plaintiffs cause of action or defendant's defense. Williams v. Pilot Life Ins. Co., 288 N.C. 338, 218 S.E.2d 368, 371.One that is essential to the right of action or matter of defense, and the trial court is under the duty of submitting only ultimate or controlling issues. Perales v. Braslau's Furniture Co., Tex.Civ.App., 493 S.W.2d 638, 640@
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.