Congressional Serial Set, Issue 10250

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1938 - Civil procedure - 126 pages
Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

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Page 27 - If persons constituting a class are so numerous as to make it impracticable to bring them all before the court, such of them, one or more, as will fairly insure the adequate representation of all may, on behalf of all, sue or be sued...
Page 7 - In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules, by order of court, or by any applicable statute, the day of the act, event, or default after which the designated period of time begins to run is not to be included. The last day of the period so computed is to be included, unless it is a Sunday or a legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is neither a Sunday nor a holiday.
Page 14 - The signature of an attorney constitutes a certificate by him that he has read the pleading, that to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief there is good ground to support it, and that it is not interposed for delay.
Page 46 - The order may be made only on motion for good cause shown and upon notice to the person to be examined and to all parties and shall specify the time, place, manner, conditions, and scope of the examination and the person or persons by whom it is to be made.
Page 81 - The procedure on execution, in proceedings supplementary to and in aid of a judgment, and in proceedings on and in aid of execution shall be in accordance with the practice and procedure of the state in which the district court is held, existing at the time the remedy is sought, except that any statute of the United States governs to the extent that it is applicable.
Page 16 - A motion making any of these defenses shall be made before pleading if a further pleading is permitted. No defense or objection is waived by being joined with one or more other defenses or objections in a responsive pleading or motion.
Page 106 - If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the third-party complaint.
Page 33 - In a proceeding under the act if the presiding officer finds that the evidence is otherwise admissible and (1) that the witness is dead; or (2) that the witness is at a dIstance greater than 100 miles from the place of hearing, unless it appears that the absence of the witness was procured by the party offering the deposition; or...
Page 28 - In an action brought to enforce a secondary right on the part of one or more shareholders in an association...
Page 33 - A party may interrogate any unwilling or hostile witness by leading questions. A party may call an adverse party or an officer, director, or managing agent of a public or private corporation or of a partnership or association which is an adverse party...

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