... when the question is one of a common or general interest, of many persons, or when the parties are numerous, and it is impracticable to bring them all before the court, one or more may sue or defend for the benefit of all. The Central Law Journal - Page 3901912Full view - About this book
| United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1940 - 894 pages
...accordance with these rules. Rule 23. Class Actions. (a) REPRESENTATION. 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... | |
| New York (State). Commissioners on Practice and Pleadings - Civil procedure - 1850 - 898 pages
...common or general interest of many persons, or when the parties are numerous and it is impracticable to bring them all before the court, one or more may sue or defend for the benefit of all. Amended Code, § 119. § 611. Persons severally liable upon the same obligation or... | |
| Law - 1851 - 520 pages
...general interest of many persons, or when the parties are very numerous, and it may be impracticable to bring them all before the court, one or more may sue or defend for the benefit of the whole. "S. 120. Persons severally liable upon the same obligation or instrument, including... | |
| New York (State), Henry Strong McCall - Civil procedure - 1851 - 244 pages
...many persons; or when the parties are very numerous and it may be impracticable to bring S?ne"re°ne them all before the court, one or more may sue or defend Sd"fo?r for the benefit of the whole. § 120. [Sec. 100.1 Persons severally liable upon the same Plaintiff... | |
| New York (State) - Civil procedure - 1852 - 606 pages
...general interest of many persons ; or when the parties are very numerous and it may be impracticable to bring them all before the court, one or more may sue or defend for the benefit of the whole. A member of an incorporated association cannot maintain in his name for the benefit... | |
| Oliver Lorenzo Barbour - Law reports, digests, etc - 1852 - 716 pages
...The provision of the code, declaring that when the parties arc very numerous, and it is impracticable to bring them all before the court, one or more may sue or defend for the benefit of the whole, applies indiscriminately to all actions, whether they involve questions of common... | |
| Wisconsin - Session laws - 1853 - 810 pages
...general interest of many persons, or when the parties are very numerous, and it may be impracticable to bring them all before the court, one or more may sue or defend for the benefit of the whole. Plaintiff may SEC. 2i. Persons severally liable upon the same obligi•neinoneac... | |
| California, Selucius Garfielde, Frederick A. Snyder - Law - 1853 - 1108 pages
...common or general interest, of many persons, or when the parties are numerous, and it is impracticable to bring them all before the court, one or more may sue or defend for the benefit of all. SEC. 15. Persons severally liable upon the same obligation or in- Serena parties may... | |
| New York (State) - Civil procedure - 1855 - 802 pages
...general interest of many persons ; or when the parties are very numerous and it may be impracticable to bring them all before the court, one or more may sue or defend for the benefit of the whole. c. The rale that persons only severally and not jointly liable cannot be joined... | |
| Wisconsin - Session laws - 1856 - 334 pages
...general interest of many persons, or when the parties are very numerous, and it may be impracticable to bring them all before the court, one or more may sue or defend for the benefit of the whole. Plaintiff may SEC. 21. Persona severally liable upon the same obligasue in one... | |
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