Remedies and Remedial Rights by the Civil Action, According to the Reformed American Procedure: A Treatise Adapted to Use in All the States and Territories where that System Prevails

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Little, Brown, 1876 - Actions and defenses - 844 pages

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Contents

SECTION SECOND
23
SECTION THIRD
27
THE CIVIL ACTION ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN
33
Former mode of using an equitable right to defeat a legal action
37
Provisions of the codes
38
CHAPTER FIRST
44
Ind 275
47
SECTION FIRST
49
The nature of equity 4553
50
Stark 53 Mo 588
58
THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES IN RESPECT TO A UNION OF LEGAL
64
Essential features and principles of the civil action described
65
This system as applied to pleading 7475
74
Nature of an equitable defence whether it must entitle defendant
88
Dickey 50 Mo 161
89
SECTION THIRD
94
Aberaman Iron Co v Wickens L
101
SECTION FOURTH
106
Examples of equitable defences 9297
113
SECTION FIFTH
120
Actions between partners whether the former rule has been changed 104
132
CHAPTER SECOND
141
Their interpretation general scope and meaning
148
SECTION SECOND
149
Herethe Smith 33 Ind 514 155 158
155
Provision of the codes 124
165
144146
179
SECTION FIFTH
205
172
206
Suits by other trustees
215
SECTION SIXTH
222
Actions by persons having joint rights arising from contract 226228
226
Provisions of the codes
238
Tarbox 31 N Y 564 250 285
250
Commonlaw rules as to joinder of plaintiffs joint right
258
Smith 51 N Y 21
275
Actions in special cases 232 233
276
Han St Jo R R 39
281
divisions of the subject 271272
284
Effect of a nonjoinder bringing in the necessary parties
293
In actions upon contract joint liability 299304
299
Ackroyd
300
In actions upon contract joint and several liability
305
General nature of the modern legislation 318
318
Jerauld 31 Ind
365
Knight 5 Hare 272
374
Third Equitable Actions
375
Divisions of the subject
377
Watson 13 Ind
387
Creditors actions 346350
396
Actions against corporations and stockholders and between
411
Rights of the persons represented how they are affected by the
428

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Page 358 - Any person may be made a defendant who has or claims an interest in the controversy adverse to the plaintiff, or who is a necessary party to a complete determination or settlement of the question involved therein.
Page 208 - Every action must be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest, except that an executor or administrator, a trustee of an express trust...
Page 148 - The court may determine any controversy between parties before it, when it can be done without prejudice to the rights of others, or by saving their rights ; but when a complete determination of the controversy cannot be had without the presence of other parties, the court must order them to be brought in.
Page 242 - All persons having an interest in the subject of the action, and in obtaining the relief demanded, may be joined as plaintiffs, except as otherwise provided in this article.
Page 47 - The distinction between actions at law and suits in equity, and the forms of all such actions and suits heretofore existing, are abolished; and, there shall be in this State hereafter, but one form of action, for the enforcement or protection of private rights and the redress or prevention of private wrongs, which shall be denominated a civil action.
Page 360 - Persons severally liable upon the same obligation or instrument, including the parties to bills of exchange and promissory notes, and sureties on the same or separate instruments, may all or any of them be included in the same action, at the option of the plaintiff...
Page 146 - Of the parties to the action, those who are united in interest must be joined as plaintiffs or defendants; but if the consent of any one,' who should have been joined as plaintiff, cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being stated in the complaint...
Page 502 - Claims arising out of the same transaction, or transactions connected with the same subject of action, and not included within one of the foregoing subdivisions of this section.
Page 638 - Procedure provides that the answer of the defendant shall contain (2) a statement of any new matter constituting a defense or counterclaim. Section 438 thereof provides that — "The counterclaim mentioned in the last section must be one existing in favor of a defendant and against a plaintiff between whom a several judgment might be had in the action...
Page 478 - The court shall, in every stage of an action, disregard any error or defect in the pleadings or proceedings which shall not affect the substantial rights of the adverse party, and no judgment shall be reversed or affected by reason of such error or defect.

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