Civil procedure : cases and materials

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cound, John J. (Author), Friedenthal, Jack H. (Author), Miller, Arthur R. (Author), Sexton, John E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota : West Publishing Co. c1985
Edition:Fourth Edition
Series:American casebook series
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. A survey of the civil action
  • 2. Selecting the proper court
  • 3. Ascertaining the applicable law
  • 4. The development of modern procedure
  • 5. Modern pleading
  • 6. Joinder of claims and parties: expanding the scope of the civil action
  • 7. Class actions
  • 8. Pretrial devices for obtaining information: depositions and discovery
  • 9. Pretrial management and the pretrial conference
  • 10. Adjudication without trial or by special proceeding
  • 11. Trial
  • 12. Securing and enforcing judgments
  • 13. Appellate review
  • 14. The binding effect of prior decisions: res judicata and collateral estoppel
  • 15. Alternative dispute resolution