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Action must be commenced within one year after entry, or within twenty years after right of entry, § 80 Possession when resumed. Occupation deemed under legal title, unless adverse..

Occupation under written instrument or judgment, when deemed adverse

What constitutes adverse possession, under written instrument or judgment

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

What constitutes adverse possession under claim of title not written.

Relation of landlord and tenant, as affecting adverse possession

Right of possession not affected by descent cast. Certain disabilities excluded from time to commence actions

CHAPTER III.

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The time of commencing actions other than for the recovery of real property.

Periods of limitation prescribed

Within twenty years....

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Within six years...

Within three years

Within two years

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Within one year

When cause of action accrued, in an action upon a

current account.

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

Actions for relief, not before provided for..

Actions by the people, subject to the same limitation......

CHAPTER IV.

General Provisions as to the time of commencing

Actions.

When action deemed to have been commenced.. § 99

Exception, where defendant is out of the state.... § 100
Exception, as to persons under disabilities.....
Provision where person entitled, dies before the
limitation expires

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In suits by aliens, time of war to be deducted.
Provision, where judgment has been reversed
Time of stay of action by injunction or statutory
prohibition to be deducted.

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

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

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Nor to actions against directors or stockholders of monied corporations or banking associations. Limitations in such cases prescribed.. Acknowledgment or new promise must be in writing, 110 TITLE III.

Of the parties to civil actions.

Action to be in the name of the real party in in-
terest..
Assignment of a thing in action not to prejudice a
defence

Executor or trustee may sue without the persons
beneficially interested

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

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Infant to appear by guardian..

Guardian, how appointed...

Who may be joined as plaintiffs.

Who may be joined as defendants..

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Parties united in interest, when to be joined. When one or more may sue or defend for the whole

Plaintiff may sue in one action the different parties to commercial paper..

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

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TITLE IV.

Of the place of trial of Civil Actions. Certain actions to be tried where the subject or some part thereof is situated

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Other actions, where the cause or some part thereof

arose....

Other actions, according to the residence of the

parties..

Action may be tried in any county unless defendant demand trial in proper county.

TITLE V.

Of the manner of commencing Civil Actions.

Actions how commenced

Summons, requisites of...

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Notice to be inserted in certain actions.
Complaint need not be served with summons.
In such case what to be stated in summons and
proceedings thereon..

Defendant unreasonably defending, when to pay

costs

Notice of pendency of action affecting title to real property

Summons, by whom served.

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Summons, how served and returned
Publication when defendant cannot be found .... 135
Proceedings when there are several defendants,
and part only served

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When service deemed made in case of publication 137 Service of summons, how proved....

When jurisdiction of action acquired..

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TITLE VI.

Of the pleadings in Civil Actions.

CHAPTER I. The complaint.

II. The demurrer.

III. The answer.

IV. The reply.

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CHAPTER V. General rules of pleading.

VI. Mistakes in pleading and amendments.

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Defendant to demur or answer

When the defendant may demur

Demurrer must specify grounds of objection to complaint....

How to proceed if complaint be amended.

Objection not appearing on complaint may be

taken by answer.

Objection, when deemed waived

CHAPTER III.

The Answer.

Answer what to contain.....

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May set forth as many grounds of defence as exists 150 Demurrer as to some causes of action, and answer

as to others....

Sham defences to be stricken out..

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CHAPTER IV.

The Reply.

Reply, when to be put in, and what to contain
When defendant may move for judgment upon an

answer

Demurrer to reply

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CHAPTER V.

General Rules of Pleading.

No pleading but complaint, answer, reply and de

murrers

Verification of pleadings....

How to state an account in pleading.

Pleadings to be liberally construed.

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Irrelevant or redundant matter to be stricken out.. 160

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Answer in such cases..

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In actions to recover property distrained for damage, answer need not set forth title..

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What causes of action may be joined in the same action

Allegation not denied; when to be deemed true.. 168

CHAPTER VI.

Mistakes in Pleading, and Amendments.

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Suing a party by a fictitious name, when allowed.. 175

No error or defect to be regarded, unless it affect substantial rights

Supplemental complaint, answer and reply

TITLE VII.

Of the Provisional remedies in civil actions.

CHAPTER I. Arrest and bail.

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II. Claim and delivery of personal pro perty.

III. Injunction.

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