A Bill of Review is a proceeding brought for the purpose of reversing or correcting a prior judgment. Which of the following best completes this statement?

• A. Proposing new legislation
• B. Reversing or correcting a prior judgment
• C. Issuing a writ of mandamus
• D. Collecting a debt

Answer: (B)

A Bill of Review is a post-judgment remedy that allows a party to have a final judgment set aside or altered because of errors or new circumstances that prevented proper adjudication—such as fraud, lack of due process, or newly discovered facts. The essence of this remedy is to reverse or correct what the judgment decided, not to pursue legislative changes, compel officials to act, or simply collect money. Proposing new legislation is a legislative action, a writ of mandamus is a court order directing an official to perform a duty, and collecting a debt is enforcing the judgment itself—none of these address undoing or correcting the judgment.