 ... 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 Federal Reporter - Page 3321919Full view - About this book
 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1940 - 892 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 - 518 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 - 246 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | California, F. A. Snyder, Selucius Garfielde - Law - 1853 - 1106 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... | |
 | Wisconsin - Session laws - 1853
...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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Civil procedure - 1856 - 596 pages
...that the legislature intended that 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," whether the action would have been, under the old system, legal or equitable.... | |
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