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Section 44. Expiration of terms, and vacancies how filled,..

45. Powers of judges and their salaries,

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46. Terms of superior court and by whom held,

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47. Certain civil suits may be transferred from the supreme to

the superior court,.

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48. Jurisdiction of superior court in such cases,.

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49. [Repealed.]

50. Appeal to the court of appeals,

51. Section 28 applied to superior court,..

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OF THE COURTS OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,

Section 52. Repeal of certain existing provisions,

53. Jurisdiction of these courts,

54. Jurisdiction in civil actions limited,
55. Answer of title to land,.

56. Undertaking therein,

57. Suit before justice to be discontinued. Costs, .
58. Proceedings if undertaking not given,

59. The same,

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60. New action in supreme court; pleadings therein,
61. Costs of action in supreme court,

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of title as to one,

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2. Pleadings, how put in,

62. Proceedings where several causes of action, and answer

63. Docketing justices' judgments, and effect thereof,.
64. Rules in justices' courts:

1. The pleadings,

3. Complaint,

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4. Answer,

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8. Plaintiff to prove his case, if defendant do not

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OF JUSTICES' AND OTHER INFERIOR COURTS IN CITIES,
CHAPTER I. The marine court of the city of New York,
II. The justices' courts in the city of New York,
III. The justices' courts of cities,

IV. General provisions,.

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CHAPTER I.

THE MARINE COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,.

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THE JUSTICES' COURTS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
Section 66. Their jurisdiction,

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Section 68. Sections 55 to 64 applied to the courts embraced in this title, ..

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Section 69. Distinction between actions at law and suits in equity, and forms of such actions and suits, abolished,.

70. Parties to an action, how designated,.

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71. Actions on judgments, when and how to be brought,.... 21 72. Feigned issues abolished, and order for trial substituted,. 22

TITLE II.

OF THE TIME OF COMMENCING CIVIL ACTIONS,

CHAPTER I. Actions in general, . . .

II. Actions for the recovery of real property,

III. Actions, other than for the recovery of real property,..
IV. General provisions,

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THE TIME OF COMMENCING ACTIONS FOR THE RECOVERY OF REAL PRO-
PERTY,

Section 75. When the people will not sue,

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76. When action cannot be brought by grantee from the state, 23 77. When actions by the people or their grantees to be brought

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78. Seisin within twenty years, when necessary in action for
real property,.

79. Seisin within twenty years, when necessary in action or
defence founded on title to or rents of real property,
80. Action must be commenced within one year after entry,
or within twenty years after right of entry,

81. Possession when resumed.

legal title, unless adverse,

Occupation deemed under

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82. Occupation under written instrument or judgment, when

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83. What constitutes adverse possession, under written instru-
ment or judgment,.

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84. Premises actually occupied, under claim of title, deemed
to be held adversely,

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85. What constitutes adverse possession under claim of title
not written,

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86. Relation of landlord and tenant, as affecting adverse pos-
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87. Right of possession not affected by descent cast,.
88. Certain disabilities excluded from time to commence ac-

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CHAPTER III.

THE TIME OF COMMENCING ACTIONS OTHER THAN FOR THE RECOVERY
OF REAL PROPERTY,

Section 89. Periods of limitation prescribed,

90. Within twenty years,.
91. Within six years,.

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92. Within three years,

93. Within two years,

94. Within one year,

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95. When cause of action accrued, in an action upon a cur-
rent account,

96. Action for penalties, &c., by any person who will sue,
when to be brought,.

97. Actions for relief, not before provided for,

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CHAPTER IV.

GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO THE TIME OF COMMENCING ACTIONS,
Section 99. When action deemed to have been commenced,
100. Exception, where defendant is out of the state,
101. Exception, as to persons under disabilities,..
102. Provision where person entitled dies before the limitation
expires,

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103. In suits by aliens, time of war to be deducted,
104. Provision, where judgment has been reversed,
105. Time of stay of action by injunction or statutory prohi-
bition to be deducted,..

106. Disability must exist when right of action accrued, .... 29 107. Where two or more disabilities, limitation does not attach,

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108. This title, not applicable to bills, &c., of corporations, or
to bank notes,

109. Nor to actions against directors or stockholders of moneyed
corporations or banking associations. Limitations in
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TITLE III.

OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS,
Section 111. Action to be in the name of the real party in interest,
112. Assignment of a thing in action not to prejudice a defence,
113. Executor or trustee may sue without the persons benefi-
cially interested,

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114. When married woman is party, her husband to be joined,
except, &c.,

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119. Parties united in interest, when to be joined. When one
or more may sue or defend for the whole,........
120. Plaintiff may sue in one action the different parties to
commercial paper,

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121. Action when not to abate by death, marriage, or other
disability, &c. Proceedings in such case,
122. Court when to decide controversy, or to order other par-
ties to be brought in,

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TITLE IV.

OF THE PLACE OF TRIAL OF CIVIL ACTIONS,.

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Section 123. Certain actions to be tried where the subject or some part thereof is situated, ....

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124. Other actions, where the cause or some part thereof arose,
125. Other actions, according to the residence of the parties,
126. Action may be tried in any county unless defendant de-
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TITLE V.

OF THE MANNER OF COMMENCING CIVIL ACTIONS,
Section 127. Actions how commenced,.

128. Summons, requisites of,.

129. Notice to be inserted in certain actions,

130. Complaint need not be served with summons. In such
case what to be stated in summons and proceedings
thereon,

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131. Defendant unreasonably defending, when to pay costs,..
132. Notice of pendency of action affecting title to real pro-
perty,..

133. Summons, by whom served,.

134. Summons, how served and returned,

135. Publication when defendant cannot be found,

136. Proceedings when there are several defendants, and part

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137. When service deemed made in case of publication,

138. Service of summons how proved,.

139. When jurisdiction of action acquired,.

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Section 140. Forms of pleadings inconsistent with this act abolished, 40 141. First pleading to be complaint,..

142. Complaint, what to contain,

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CHAPTER II.

THE DEMURRER,

Section 143. Defendant to demur or answer, 144. When the defendant may demur,.

145. Demurrer must specify grounds of objection to complaint, 42 146. How to proceed if complaint be amended,.

147. Objection not appearing on complaint may be taken by

answer,

148. Objection, when deemed waived,.

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CHAPTER III.

THE ANSWER,.

Section 149. Answer what to contain,.

150. May set forth as many grounds of defence as exist,

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