 ... when the question is one of a common or 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.  Hearings - Page 377by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce - 1970Full view - About this book
 | New York (State). Commissioners on Practice and Pleadings - Civil procedure - 1850 - 898 pages
...cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being stated in the complaint : and 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... | |
 | Law - 1851 - 520 pages
...cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being stated in the complaint; and when the question is one of a common or general interest...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 the... | |
 | New York (State), Member of the New-York Bar - Civil procedure - 1851 - 410 pages
...cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being stated in the complaint, and when the question is one of a common or general interest...may be impracticable to bring them all before the <;ourt, one or more may sue or defend for the benefit of the whole. § 120. [100.] Parties to bills... | |
 | New York (State), Henry Strong McCall - Civil procedure - 1851 - 244 pages
...obtained, he may be made a ^9ended defendant, the reason thereof being stated in the complaint, and when the question is one of a common or general interest...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... | |
 | New York (State) - Session laws - 1851 - 1408 pages
...cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being stated in the complaint, and when the question is one of a common or general interest...many persons ; or when the parties are very numerous oM^ore0"' and it may be impracticable to bring them all before the S,d"for court, one or more may sue... | |
 | New York (State). - Civil procedure - 1851 - 266 pages
...cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being stated in the complaint, and when the question is one of a common or general interest...many persons ; or when the parties are very numerous ^t'^""f and it may be impracticable to bring them all before the SrfJi™*" court, one or more may... | |
 | Oliver Lorenzo Barbour - Law reports, digests, etc - 1852 - 716 pages
...chancery. The legislature adopted the provision thus reported, but added to the section as follows : " And when the question is one of a common or general interest...court, one or more may sue or defend for the benefit of the whole." (Code, § 119.) This was also in accordance with the then existing practice of courts of... | |
 | New York (State) - Civil procedure - 1852 - 606 pages
...cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being stated in the complaint, and when the question is one of a common or general interest...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 of the... | |
 | Wisconsin - Session laws - 1853 - 810 pages
...be made ""ddSend'for a defendant, the reason thereof being stated in the comthe whole. plaint, and when the question is one of a common or general interest...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 fton or... | |
 | California, Selucius Garfielde, Frederick A. Snyder - Law - 1853 - 1108 pages
...cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being stated in the complaint ; and 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... | |
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