 ... 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 Pacific law encyclopedia - Page 390by Jabez Franklin Cowdery - 1878 - 820 pagesFull view - About this book
 | New York (State) - Session laws - 1849 - 864 pages
...con- ^hm'"^!* sent of any one who should have been joined as plaintiff, cannot J°inedbe obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being...the complaint ; and when the question is one of a ^'J,e0nre0"ay common or general interest of many persons, or when the «ne or departies are very numerous... | |
 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1860 - 730 pages
...&c., for the payment of the debts of the company, if the stockholders be necessary parties, where they are numerous and it is impracticable to bring them all before the court, one or more may be allowed to defend for all. (Civil Code, sec. 37.) SPEED & POPE, for appellant, cited Civil Code,... | |
 | New York (State). - Civil procedure - 1850 - 920 pages
...defendants; but if the consent of any one,' who should have been joined as plaintiff, cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being...or more may sue or defend for the benefit of all. Amended Code, § 119. $ 611. Persons severally liable upon the same obligation or instrument, including... | |
 | Law - 1851 - 520 pages
...defendants; but if the consent of any one who should have been joined as a plaintiff cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being...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... | |
 | New York (State), Member of the New-York Bar - Civil procedure - 1851 - 410 pages
...defendants ; but if the consent of any one who should have been joined as plaintiff, cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being...interest of many persons ; or when the parties are very numerous and it may be impracticable to bring them all before the <;ourt, one or more may sue... | |
 | New York (State) - Session laws - 1851 - 1408 pages
...if the consent of any one, who should have been joined as i°ined plaintiff, cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being...interest of 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... | |
 | New York (State). - Civil procedure - 1851 - 266 pages
...the consent of any one, who should have been joined as iui««i. plaintiff, cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being...interest of 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... | |
 | New York (State), Henry Strong McCall - Civil procedure - 1851 - 244 pages
...any one, who should have beenjomedjoined as plaintiff, cannot be obtained, he may be made a ^9ended defendant, the reason thereof being stated in the...interest of 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... | |
 | New York (State) - Civil procedure - 1852 - 606 pages
...defendants ; but if the consent of any one who should have been joined as plaintiff, cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being...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... | |
 | 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 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... | |
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