Frameset - countersue-v

Predicate: countersue

countersue: Frames file for 'countersue' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No Verbnet entry. This file transferred wholesale from 'sue'.

Roleset id: countersue.01 , call to court, vncls: , framnet:

countersue.01: Crime and prize cannot cooccur, to my ear, but I don't want to separate these into two rolesets--they're too closely related.

Roles:

        Arg0: litigant
        Arg1: defender
        Arg2: crime
        Arg3: intended prize

Example: with crime

        person: third, tense: present, aspect: perfect, voice: active, form: participle

        MGM/UA has countersued Qintex Australia for breach of contract and
        fraud over the collapsed acquisition agreement, and Qintex
        Australia has threatened a countersuit.

        Arg0: MGM\/UA
        Rel: countersued
        Arg1: Qintex Australia
        Arg2: for breach of contract and fraud
        ArgM-CAU: over the collapsed acquisition agreement

Example: with prize

        person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full

        John countersued Mary for a zillion dollars.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: countersued
        Arg1: Mary
        Arg3: for a zillion dollars