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INDEX

	Art.	Sec.
	Equity — Cont'd:
	Parties— Cont'd:
	Defendants unknown in bill for
	renewal of lease ; notice ..... 16	150
	Heirs of mortgagee not necessary
	in sale or foreclosure pro-
	ceedings ................... 16	199
	Misjoinder of, effect............. 16	204
	New, on -death of plaintiff or de-
	fendant .................... 16	230
	Partition suit .................. 16	159
	Plaintiff, may elect remedies
	against defendant in default 16	218
	Suit defective for want of; pro-
	ceedings thereon ........... 16	205
	Partition :
	Death of defendant in petition for 16	7
	Incumbrances, effect on......... 16	159
	Infants and non compos as parties 16	159
	Interests susceptible of ......... 16	159
	Jurisdictional averments in peti-
	tion for .................... 16	159
	Land held jointly by adults, in-
	fants or non compos......... 16	159
	Petition for, who may file...... 16	159
	Ratification of contract relating
	to any interest of infant or
	non compos in land ........ 16	159
	Right may be exercised on one
	of several tracts ............ 16	160
	When court may decree ........ 16	. 159
	Pendente lite; possession of prop-
	erty ....................... 16	222
	Petitions :
	For dissolution of corporation.
	(See Corporations — Dissolu-
	tion.)
	For burial ground, sale of ....... 16	115
	For distribution of unclaimed
	funds after lapse of seven
	years ...................... 16	232, 233
	For rehearing, form ............. 16	209
	Of dissenting stockholder; decree;
	effect of .................. 23	37,38
	Of person interested in sale of
	property of deceased debtor 16	102
	Plaintiffs. (See Bills supra.)
	Decrees against; when liens; exe-
	cution thereon ............. 16	240
	May invoke summary proceed-
	ings to compel defendant to
	appear and answer.......... 16	218
	Pleading and Practice: (See An-
	swers and Bills, supra.)
	Amendments in case of marriage
	of party ................... 16	13
	Amendment (see Amendment,
	supra.)
	Bill used to commence proceed-
	ings ....................... 16	163
	Clerks; papers to be received and
	filed by .................... 16	162
	Corporations, pleadings of need
	not be under seal........... 16	239
	Death of parties; how heir or
	personal representative made
	party ..................... 16	230
	Defendants; appearance of;
	when to be entered ......... 16	170
	Defense, memorandum on sub-
	poena as to time for filing..... 16	165
	Demurrer. (See Pleas and De-
	murrers, infra.)

		Art.	Sec.
	Equity — Cont'd:
	Pleading and Practice — Cont'd:
	Dockets to be kept..............	16	162
	Impertinent, scandalous and un-
	necessary matter stricken
	from proceedings ...........	16	174
	Infants and persons under disa-
	bilities ; suits by .............	16	169
	Authority from next friend,
	etc., to solicitor.............	16	169
	Infants and non-sane defendants,
	answers to suits ............	16	168
	Joint and several claims — who
	may be sued; cross bill by
	defendant .................	16	202
	Misjoinder of parties or subject-		'
	matter, effect ..............	16	204
	Petition or information embraced
	in bill .....................	16	163
	Pleadings to be brief and con-
	cise ; violation of rule ......	16	174
	Pleas and Demurrers:
	Costs of, when overruled or
	withdrawn .................	16	184
	Decree pro confesso on in de-
	fault of answer, after de-
	murrer overruled ...........	16	183
	Demurrer — time for hearing .....	16	179
	Effect if issue determined for
	defendant .................	16	180
	Form of .....................	16	179
	Overruled defendant to an-
	swer ...................	16	183
	Or when court is satisfied
	plea or demurrer filed for
	delay ..................	16	183
	Overruled, losing party to pay
	ten dollars ...............	15	184
	Plaintiff may set for argument;
	or take issue ...............	16	180
	Pleas abolished ...............	16	179
	Sustained on hearing plaintiff
	may amend bill..............	16	182
	Vexations, if considered so by
	court ......................	16	179
	When defendant may set for
	argument ; notice of ........	16	181
	When filed'; affidavit against
	delay ......................	16	179
	Preliminary decision of question
	of law .....................	16	226
	Proceedings to be commenced by
	bill ........................	16	163
	Special case stated ..............	16	227
	Appeal, right of ..............	16	228
	Appearance of parties .........	16	229
	Framework of; facts and docu-
	ments to be stated..........	16	228
	Hearing of; decree in; effect of	16	228
	How entitled, docketed and
	treated ....................	16	227
	Married women, infants and
	lunatics may join in.........	16	229
	Scope of court's jurisdiction...	16	229
	Signing, of by parties in person
	or by solicitor...............	16	229
	When allowed ...............	16	227
	Power to sell, mortgage, lease, etc.,
	appurtenant to fiduciary of-
	fice ........................	16	276
	Terms of court length, com-
	mencement ................	16	161