The Code of Civil Procedure of the State of New-York

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Weed, Parsons & Company, public printers, 1850 - 791 pages
 

Contents

The courts of justice in general
15
The Court for the trial of impeachments
18
Blank process not allowed
26
CHAPTER IV
27
The superior court of the city of NewYork
39
Number of terms in each year
47
CHAPTER IX
58
The courts of sessions
62
Other indictments may be sent to oyer
63
The justices courts in general
74
The justices courts of the cities of Albany Hudson and Troy
78
tice
85
Courts not to be open on certain days except
89
CHAPTER I
97
Powers of county judge in cases of supreme
100
Means to be used by court or judicial officer
105
Definition of a trial jury
108
Foreign juries juries de medietate linguæ and trial at bar abolished
109
ARTICLE II
110
Manner of returning the grand jury list and drawing and summoning the grand jury
113
of drawn grand jurors
114
Grand jury to be drawn from names depo sited How drawn for a city court
115
Misdescription of court not to invalidate order
116
Drawing how conducted
117
Panel to be delivered to sheriff
118
Penalty on grand jurors for nonattendance
119
Manner of returning the trial jury list except
121
Manner of returning a special trial jury
135
The kinds of their jurisdiction
140
CHAPTER IV
141
Criers
142
Must prepare and transmit blank forms
148
He is the public prosecutor in his county
152
ARTICLE I
157
ARTICLE IV
163
supreme court to another
164
Jail liberties and the admission of prisoners thereto
165
He is the chief executive officer and conserva
166
County jails the keeping of prisoners therein
172
collected
180
Present jail liberties continued
181
Assignment of the jail and of prisoners and process to a
187
Provisions respecting persons committed under
189
Duties of coroners when the sheriff is a party
194
to the courts of justice
201
Duties of attorneys and counsellors
204
ARTICLE IV
210
Manner of objecting or denying accusation
215
CHAPTER III
221
Guardians
222
Of the form of civil actions
225
Occupation under written instrument or judg
227
The courts of justice in general 15
230
CHAPTER III
233
Provision where judgment has been reversed
237
Power of court or judicial officer to adjourn
242
TITLE V
254
Of the pleadings in civil actions
262
Counterclaim precludes another action for
266
CHAPTER VI
272
Party not appearing cannot recover costs
278
No error or defect to be regarded unless it
279
Proceedings on judgment against sheriff
283
186
287
Deposit of money with sheriff
291
CHAPTER II
293
Security upon injunction to suspend business of corporation
298
CHAPTER IV
302
Receivers
311
Issues and the mode of trial
313
CHAPTER IV
322
If juror be taken sick jury discharged
324
ARTICLE III
330
Exceptions
334
CHAPTER VIII
340
The evidence of the lien must be produced
358
CHAPTER II
362
TITLE X
368
TITLE XI
378
CHAPTER II
384
Actions for nuisance waste trespass on indian lands and wil ful trespass on other real property
386
CHAPTER IV
390
Who may not purchase
391
CHAPTER V
409
Stockholders compelled to make contribution
415
legatees heirs and devisees
416
CHAPTER VII
428
Actions against same official persons
432
county
435
Judgments against town officers how paid
436
CHAPTER IX
437
Actions in justices courts
445
cer
452
Pleadings and trial
459
Judgment and execution
471
ARTICLE IV
480
323
493
Clerk to keep a judgment book
501
Appeals in the supreme court and in the superior
502
Judgment how given
504
provisions
512
CIVIL CODE
513
Admission or inspection of writings
516
Papers lost or withheld how supplied
523
All existing rights of action prosecuted
529
Of proceedings in cases of insolvency
531
The writ of deliverance from imprisonment
532
Its extent
535
The writ of mandate
537
CHAPTER IV
541
Obedience how enforced
545
CHAPTER VI
565
If answer made case to be put on calender
570
When part only is due and there is a surplus
578
Summary proceedings for obtaining possession of real proper ty in certain cases
592
Of the enforcement of liens
600
Liens on buildings
601
Liens on vessels
606
Liens on cargoes for wharfage
609
Liens on things doing damage upon real proper ty
610
four hours
611
Disposition of beasts when impounded
612
Other property and if there be no pound beasts when distrained to be kept by the distrainer
613
Notice to be served on the owner if known
614
General provisions
615
TITLE IV
617
TITLE V
624
CHAPTER II
630
Of the voluntary dissolution of corporations
633
TITLE VII
641
Judgment in general 313
655
Proceedings in cases of insanity and habitual
656
CIVIL CODE
657
CHAPTER III
664
CHAPTER I
667
Time and manner of hearing
674
Of miscellaneous proceedings and general provisions
681
Orders imposing fines how made
687
Several degrees of evidence specified
692
Of the general principles of evidence
702
tion
704
Contents of writing how proved
705
An agreement reduced to writing deemed the whole
706
The intention of the legislature or parties
707
ted States 544
718
CHAPTER
759
Judgment upon failure to answer 315
769
Whoever pays entitled to receipt
781
Provisions respecting suits heretofore com

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Page 267 - A statement of any new matter constituting a defense or counterclaim, in ordinary and concise language without repetition. § 1 50. 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 250 - 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 304 - Before making the order the judge shall require a written undertaking on the part of the plaintiff, with or without sureties, to the effect that if the defendant recover judgment, the plaintiff will pay all costs that may be awarded to the defendant, and all damages which he may sustain by reason of the arrest, not exceeding the sum specified in the undertaking, which shall be at least two hundred and fifty dollars.
Page 249 - 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 706 - In the construction of a statute or instrument, the office of the judge is simply to ascertain and declare what is in terms or in substance contained therein, not to insert what has been omitted, or to omit what has been inserted; and where there are several provisions or particulars, such a construction is, if possible, to be adopted as will give effect to all.
Page 386 - Anything which is injurious to health, or is indecent, or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property...
Page 706 - When the terms of an agreement have been reduced to writing by the parties, it is to be considered as containing all those terms, and therefore there can be, between the parties and their representatives, or successors in interest, no evidence of the terms of the agreement, other than the contents of the writing, except in the following cases : 1.
Page 4 - The rule of the common law, that statutes in derogation thereof are to be strictly construed, has no application to this code. The code establishes the law of this state respecting the subjects to which it relates, and its provisions and all proceedings under it are to be liberally construed, with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice.
Page 252 - For the recovery of real property, or of an estate or interest therein, or for the determination, in any form, of such right or interest, and for injuries to real property; 2.
Page 281 - ... upon such terms as may be just, at any time within one year after notice thereof, relieve a party from a judgment, order, or other proceeding, taken against him. through his mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect...