Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)dictionaries

Plaintiff

A person who brings an action; the party Who complains or sues in a personal actlon and is so named on the record. Gulf, etc., R. Co. v. Scott (Tex. Clv. App.) 28 S. W. 458; Canaan v. Greenwoods Turnpike Co., 1 Conn. 1

Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)