 | New York (State) - Session laws - 1920 - 1190 pages
...of justice, by a civil proparty against another party, for the enforcement or protection of iT MM, a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense. Actions are of two kinds: civil and criminal. § 16-a. Civil action. The term "civil action"... | |
 | New York (State). Commissioners on Practice and Pleadings - Civil procedure - 1848 - 904 pages
...read as follows: § 2. An action is a regular judicial proceeding, in which a party prosecutes another for the enforcement or protection of a right, the...of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offence. Page 3. Amend § 8, to read as follows: § 8. This act is divided into two parts. The first relates... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature - Law - 1848 - 672 pages
...which a Definition party prosecutes another party, for the enforcement or protec- °f0JJn ac' tion of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offence. fc 3. Every other remedy is a special proceeding. Definition /..,.•' ti i • j of a special ^ 4.... | |
 | New York (State). Commissioners on Practice and Pleadings - Civil procedure - 1850 - 898 pages
...defined an action to be " a regular judicial proceeding, in which a party prosecutes another party, for the enforcement or protection of a right, the...of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offence," different constructions have been given upon the question whether an action can be commenced for the... | |
 | New York (State). - Civil procedure - 1850 - 920 pages
...justice, by which one party prosecutes anothtr, for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redref,s or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offence. Same as amended code, sec. 2. § 8. Every other remedy is a special proceeding. Same as amended code,... | |
 | Luther Calvin Saxton - Poland - 1851 - 600 pages
...by which actions and proceedings are conducted in judicial tribunals by one party against another, for the enforcement or protection of a right, the...wrong, or the punishment of a public offence. This branch of law may be divided into five general branches — 1. Civil actions at common law ; 2. Equitable... | |
 | New York (State) - Session laws - 1851 - 1408 pages
...is an ordinary proceeding in a court of or anac- justjC6) ^y whjch a party prosecutes another party for the enforcement or protection of a right, the...of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offence. Definition ^ 3. Every other remedy is a special proceeding. prieediiig ^ 4. Actions are of two kinds... | |
 | Law - 1851 - 520 pages
...defined to be " an ordinary proceeding in a court of justice, by which a party prosecutes another party for the enforcement or protection of a right, the...of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offence." 2. Special proceedings. 4thly. Actions are stated to be of two kinds, 3rdly. Every other remedy is... | |
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An action is an ordinary proceeding in a court of justice, by which a party prosecutes another party for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offence. § 3. Every other remedy is... 
