The Code of Procedure of the State of New York

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Page.

Title of the act and preamble, ..

GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND DIVISION

SECTION 1. Division of remedies,

2. Definition of an action, ...........

3. Definition of a special proceeding,...........

4. Division of actions into civil and criminal,.....

5. Definition of a criminal action,...

6. Definition of a eivil action,.....

7. Civil and criminal remedies not merged in each other,......

8. Subjects embraced in this act, .........

PART I.

OF THE COURTS OF JUSTICE, AND THEIR JURIS-

DICTION,.............................

TITLE I. OF THE COURTS IN GENERAL, .............................

II. OF THE COURT OF APPEALS,...............................

III. OF THE SURREME COURTS, CIRCUIT COURTS, AND COURTS

OF OYER AND TERMINER,

IV. OF THE COUNTY COURT$, ..................................

V. OF THE SUPERIOR COURT, AND COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

IN THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, AND THE MAYORS' AND

RECORDERS' COURTS IN OTHER CITIES, ................

VI. OF THE COURTS OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,.............

VII. OF JUSTICES' AND OTHER INFERIOR COURTS IN CITIES,...

TITLE I.

Of the Courts in General,

SECTION 9. The several courts of this State, ........

10. Their jurisdiction generally,.......................

TITLE II.

Of the Court of Appeals,....

SECTION 11. Its jurisdiction, ..........

12. May reverse, affirm or modify judgment or order appealed

from, ..................................................

13. Terms of the court; preference of causes, .........

14. Number of judges who may give judgment, ................

15. Sheriffs to provide rooms, &c., for court, ..................

16. Court may be adjourned to places other than those desig-

nated by law,............

TITLE III.

Of the Supreme Courts, Circuit Courts, and Courts of Oyer

..........................

10-13

and Terminer,.....

Section 17. Existing statutory provisions, as to terms and business of

the court repealed; and order of supreme court fixing the

terms, &c., abrogated,.....

18. General terms prescribed, .....................

19. Number of Judges to give judgment, .......................

20. Special terms, circuit courts, and courts of oyer and termin

ner prescribed, ...

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SECTION 21. Circuit courts and oyer and terminer held together,.......

22. Designation of times and places of holding courts; how

made, ...................................................

23. Extraordinary general and special terms, and oyer and ter-

miner; how appointed, .....

24. Places of holding the courts,.........

25. Publication of appointment thereof,.......................

When judges not assigned may hold the courts,....

Duties of judges as to business out of court,..

28. Rooms, fuel, &c.; how furnished,.......

26.

27.

13-15

TITLE IV.

Of the County Courts,...............................

SECTION 29. Poneal of existing statutes, defining their jurisdiction, ....

ir jurisdiction, ........................................

31. Meral terms when held. Notice to be published, .......

32. Jurors, how drawn and summoned,...,

30.

16-21

TITLE V.

Of the Superior Court and Court of Common Pleas in the

City of New York, and the Mayors' aud Recorders Courts

in other Cities,...........................

...................

SECTION 33. Jurisdiction of the Courts named in this title,.............

34. Court of Common Pleas for New-York has power to review

judgments of the Marine and Justices' Courts,...........

35. General and special terms of the Superior Court and Com-

mon Pleas to be appointed, ........

36. By whom held, .......... ......................

37. Judgments where given,...................................

38. Concurrence of two judges necessary,...........

39. Criers, how appointed. Salaries, how fixed, ..........

40. Superior court, of whom to consist, .......

41. Three justices of Superior Court to be elected,..........

How voted for, ...

43. How classified,..

44. Fxpiration of terms and vacancies how filled, ............

45. Powers of judges and their salaries,.......

Terms of Superior Court and by whom held, ........

Certain civil suits may be transferred from the Supreme to

46.

the Superior Court,..........................

48. Jurisdiction of Superior Court in such cases,...........

Judges to hear for two years, suits transferred from Su-

preme Court,......

50. Appeal to the Court of Appeals,......

51. Section 28 applied to Superior Court, ..........

21-29

TITLE VI.

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, ..............

58. Proceedings if undertaking not given, ..................

59. The same, .......................

60. New action in supreme court; pleadings therein, ..........

61. Costs of action in supreme court,..........

ពីន នន នន

SECTION 62. Proceedings where several causes of action, and answer of

title as to one, ........

63. Docketing justices' judgments, and effect thereof., ........

64. Rule in justices' courts,

The pleadings,...................

2. Pleadings, how put in, .........

Complaint, ....................

Answer,......

Pleadings, what to contain, ..............................,

Demurrer, .................

Proceedings in demurrer,.......

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

9. Proceedings in action on account or instrument for the pay-

ment of money only......

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10. Variance, when disregarded,...

1. Amending pleadings,.....................................

12. Execution, when issuable and returnable, .

13. Execution on justices' judgment docketed,

14. Requiring party to exhibit his account,..........

15. Certain provisions applicable to these courts, ..........

mini concos

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TIT

TITLE VII.

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, ............

CHAPTER I.

The Marine Court of the City of New-York,.....

SECTION 65. Its jurisdiction,........

CHAPTER II.

The Justices' Courts of the City of New-York,......

SECTION 66. Their jurisdiction, ....

CHAPTER III.

The Justices Courts of Cities, ...

SECTION 67. Their jurisdiction,

CHAPTER IV.

General Provisions, ...

SECTION 68. Seetion 55 to 64 applied to the courts embraced in this title.

PART II.

OF CIVIL AUTTONS, .........................

OF CIVIL ACTIONS,

TITLE I. OF THEIR FORM, ..........................

II. OF THE TIME OF COMMENCING THEM,......................

III. OF THE PARTIES, ................

IV. OF THE PLACE OF TRIAL,

V. OF THE MANNER OF COMMENCING THEM,....

VI. OF THE PLEADINGS, ........

VII. OF THE PROVISIONAL REMEDIES, .

VIII. OF THE TRIAL AND JUDGMENT,...

IX. OF THE EXECUTION OF THE JUDGMENT,........

X. OF THE COSTS,....

XI. OF APPEALS,..........

XII. OF THE MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS,...........

XIII. ACTIONS IN PARTICULAR CASES,.................

XIV. PROVISIONS RELATING TO EXISTING SUITS,.........

XY. GENERAL PROVISIONS,.....

32-33

33-44

44-48

49-51

51-57

58-72

73-96

96-112
112-121
121-130
131-146

147-164

165-173

173-176

176-178

TITLE I.

Of the Form of Civil Actions,

u VVU JICITONS, ............. ........

SECTION 69. Distinction between actions at law and suits in equity, and

forms of such actions and sui

ins and suits, abolished, ..............

70. Parties to an action, how designated,.........

71. Actions on judgment, when and how to be brought,.......

72. Feigned issues abolished and orders for trial substituted,..

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,.......

CHAPTER I.

The Time of commencing Actions in General,...........

SECTION 73. Repeal of existing limitations, ......

74. Time for commencing civil actions............

CHAPTER II.

The Time of commencing Actions for the Recovery of Real

Property,.......................................

SECTION 75. When the people will not sue, ..........

76. When action can not be brought by grantee from the state,

77. When action by the people or their grantees to be brought

within twenty years,.......

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

real property, ...........................................

79. Seisin within twenty years, when necessary in action or de-

fence founded on title to or rents of real property,.....

Action must be commenced within one year after entry, or

within twenty years after right of entry,.......

Possession when resumed. Occupation deemed under legal

title, unless adverse, ..............................

82. Occupation under written instrument or judgment when

deemed adverse,................................

83. What constitutes adverse possession, under written instru-

ment or judgment,...

84. Premises actually occupied, under the claim of title, deem-

ed to be held adversely, .........

85. What constitutes adverse possession under claim of title

not written,.............

86. Relation of landlord and tenant, as affecting adverse pos-

session, ..............

87. Right of possession not affected by descent cast, ...........

88. Certain disabilities excluded from time to commence ac-

tions, ..............

CHAPTER III.

The Time of commencing Actions other than for the Reco-

very of Real Property,..........

SECTION 89. Periods of limitation prescribed, ........

90. Within twenty years, .....

91. Within six years, ..............
92. Within three years, ......

93.

94. Within one year,...

95. When cause of action accrued, in an action upon a current

Within two years, ............

account,...............................................

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