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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Of remedies for the redress of private wrongs by the mere
Of the commencement of an action and of the service of
the summons therein
17
24
29
31
Of the place of the commencement, and of the trial of ac-
tions
CHAPTER VIII.
Of pleadings in an action, and of the complaint therein....
CHAPTER IX.
Of proceedings on the part of the defendant after he is
served with the summons in an action..
CHAPTER X.
Of amendments, and as to relief from judgments, orders or
other proceedings taken against a party through his
mistake, surprise or excusable neglect
CHAPTER XI.
Of some rules of pleading under the code system. ...
CHAPTER XII.
Of provisional remedies
CHAPTER XIII.
Of actions in particular cases, namely:
Actions for the foreclosure of mortgages...
Actions for nuisance, waste and wilful trespass in cer-
tain cases on real property
Actions for libel and slander...
Actions to determine conflicting claims to real prop-
perty; and provisions relating to actions concern-
ing real estate
Actions for the partition of real property
Actions for the usurpation of an office or franchise..
Actions against steamers, vessels and boats....
108
CHAPTER XIV.
Of actions to enforce assessments in municipalities, and of
actions to enforce assessments for reclamation pur-
poses
CHAPTER XV.
Of preparations for the trial of an action.
119
127
CHAPTER XIX.
Of evidence of the contents of writings, and when by
statute writings are made evidence..
Of hearsay evidence, and of the contradiction of a witness
by the party producing such witness
CHAPTER XXVI.
136
141
144
146
150
159
... 166
Of the cross-examination and impeachment of witnesses.. 168
CHAPTER XXVII.
Of some rules of evidence declared by the Supreme Court,
and by statute in California
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Of the postponement of trials
CHAPTER XXIX.
Of judgment by default
CHAPTER XXX.
171
177
180
Of trials of issues of law and of tact by the court, or by a
referee
Of motions, orders, and some general provisions as to civil
remedies
265
CHAPTER XL.
Of civil remedies in Justices' Courts and of appeals there-
from
271
CHAPTER XLI.
Of writs of review, of mandate, and of prohibition..
Of elections and contesting elections
280
CHAPTER XLII.
300
CHAPTER XLIII.
Of the confession of judgment, and of the discharge of a
person imprisoned on civil process, and of the sub-
mission of a cause of action upon an agreed case
....
liens of mechanics and others upon
of liens for wages and salaries....
CHAPTER XLVI.
CHAPTER XLVII.
CHAPTER XLVIII.
304
306
312
317
323
Of the estates of deceased persons, and of the appoint-
ment of administrators and executors
CHAPTER XLIX.
330
Of the inventory, and of the title and right of possession of
the executor or administrator to the estate of a decedent 339
CHAPTER L.
Of other duties, and of the powers of an executor or admin-
istrator
CHAPTER LI.
Of pleadings and judgments in actions by or against an
executor or administrator
CHAPTER LII.
Of provisions for the support of the family of a decedent,
and of the homestead.
CHAPTER LIII.
Of claims against the estate of a decedent
343
351
353
359
CHAPTER LIV.
Of sales of real estate and personal property by an executor
or administrator
367
CHAPTER LV.
Of exhibits and accounts to be filed by an executor or ad-
ministrator, and of payment of debts, and of distribu-
tion ..
377
CHAPTER LVI.
Of the suspension and removal of an executor or adminis-
trator, and a revocation of his powers, and of evidence
of their powers to act..
386
CHAPTER LVII.
Of partial distribution, ascertaining of heirs, of agents, and
of trusts in an estate, and of general provisions....
FORMS.
1. Petition for appointment of guardian ad litem for
minor under age fourteen years, or for insane or
incompetent person
2. Petition for appointment of guardian ad litem for
minor, insane or incompetent person, defendant,
made by a plaintiff..
405
406
3. Order of court appointing a guardian ad litem for
plaintiff
407
4. Order by court appointing guardian ad litem for a
defendant
10. Complaint by a minor, an insane or incompetent per-
14. Complaint by one creditor, sueing on behalf of himself
and others
417
15. Complaint on loan of money.
418
16. Complaint upon a check, endorsee against drawer...
17. Complaint against a bank which has accepted a check
and afterwards refused to pay it..
419
18. Complaint for money due on account.
19. Complaint on an account stated..
420
421
20. Complaint on a bond, conditioned for the payment of
money
21. Complaint on a bond for the fidelity of an employee..
22. Complaint on an administrator's bond
422
423
23. Complaint on a fire policy by the insured.
24. Complaint on insurance on life
25. Complaint on a valued policy on ship..
28. Complaint on note, estimated in money, but payable in
chattels
430
29. Complaint on a subscription..
431
30. Complaint by employee, prevented from fulfilling con-
tract of employment
432
31. Complaint by employer
433
32. Complaint against a physician and surgeon.
38. Complaint against mortgagor for foreclosure.
39. Notice of pendency of action..
434
435
437
40. Complaint against a bailee of goods for not taking
care of and returning them...
438
41. Against a common carrier for injury to person and
property
439
42. Against an innkeeper
440
43. Against a sheriff for neglecting to levy on property..
44. Against a vendor for deceit on sale of land.....
441
442
45. Against the keeper of a vicious dog for personal inju-
ries inflicted by the dog.