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- 25-2-127 · Challenge to recently enacted law.
- 25-2-128 · 25-2-128 through 25-2-130 reserved.
- 25-2-131 · Specific statutes control.
- 25-2-201 · When change of venue required.
- 25-2-202 · Change of venue on agreement of parties.
- 25-2-203 · Papers to be transmitted.
- 25-2-204 · Jurisdiction preserved.
- 25-2-205 · Repealed.
- 25-2-206 · Judgment affecting real property to be transmitted.
- 25-3-101 · Definitions.
- 25-3-102 · 25-3-102 through 25-3-104 reserved.
- 25-3-105 · Person serving process -- penalty for obstruction -- exception.
- 25-3-106 · Medical malpractice claims -- time limit.
- 25-3-107 · Time limit for service of process.
- 25-3-201 · Delivery of papers to officer.
- 25-3-202 · When officer's execution of process justified and required.
- 25-3-203 · Prepayment of cost of service.
- 25-3-204 · Officer to exhibit process.
- 25-3-205 · Execution of process when sheriff a party.
- 25-3-206 · Execution by elisor.
- 25-3-301 · Time and manner of return.
- 25-3-302 · Return prima facie evidence.
- 25-3-401 · Notice requirements after appearance of defendant.
- 25-3-402 · Persons to be served.
- 25-3-501 · Service of telegraphic or telephonic copy.
- 25-3-502 · Publication to be once a week.
- 25-3-503 · What suffices as once a week.
- 25-3-504 · Designating unknown persons as defendants.
- 25-3-505 · Effect of service by publication upon unknown persons.
- 25-3-601 · Conditional granting of use of highways to nonresidents.
- 25-3-602 · Operation of vehicle considered consent to service on secretary of state.
- 25-3-603 · Operation of vehicle by agent.
- 25-3-604 · Secretary of state's record of process served.
- 25-4-101 · Motions and orders -- where made.
- 25-4-102 · Transfer when judge unable to hear motion or return of order.
- 25-4-103 · Vacating or modifying order made without notice.
- 25-4-104 · 25-4-104 through 25-4-110 reserved.
- 25-4-111 · Lost papers.
- 25-4-112 · Papers with technical defects.
- 25-4-201 · Description of real property in complaint.
- 25-4-202 · Copy of written instrument in pleading.
- 25-4-203 · Verification of pleadings.
- 25-4-204 · Time for amendment or reply after motion on pleading.
- 25-4-301 · Pleading statute of limitations.
- 25-4-302 · Pleading an account.
- 25-4-303 · True value of property -- action for taking.
- 25-4-304 · 25-4-304 through 25-4-310 reserved.
- 25-4-311 · Damages for personal injury or wrongful death not to be stated.
- 25-4-312 · Request for statement of damages -- response.
- 25-4-313 · Notice to defendant when no request for statement.
- 25-4-314 · Permissive delivery of statement with summons.
- 25-4-401 · Counterclaim by person sued in representative capacity.
- 25-4-402 · Counterclaim against person suing in representative capacity.
- 25-4-403 · Counterclaim in action on contract.
- 25-4-404 · Cross-claim to be asserted in answer.
- 25-4-501 · Motion to postpone trial for absence of testimony.
- 25-4-502 · No postponement when expected evidence admitted.
- 25-4-503 · Postponement on other grounds.
- 25-4-504 · Depositions of witnesses upon postponement.
- 25-4-601 · Procedure when answer admits part of plaintiff's claim.
- 25-4-602 · Judgment for excess when plaintiff admits counterclaim.
- 25-5-101 · Names of parties.
- 25-5-102 · Use of abbreviated names.
- 25-5-103 · Suing party by fictitious name.
- 25-5-104 · Action against business association.
- 25-5-201 · Capacity of married person to be a party.
- 25-5-202 · Who may defend when spouse sued.
- 25-5-203 · Defendants -- adverse claims to real property.
- 25-5-204 · Joinder of state as defendant in actions affecting title to property.
- 25-5-301 · Appointment of guardian.
- 25-7-101 · Issue defined, types of issues.
- 25-7-102 · Issues of law to be decided by court.
- 25-7-103 · When issues of fact to be decided by jury.
- 25-7-104 · Mode of trial of counterclaim.
- 25-7-105 · Offer of settlement.
- 25-7-201 · When a jury is to be selected.
- 25-7-202 · Judge or jury commissioner to draw ballots.
- 25-7-203 · Drawing a new jury when another is impaneled.
- 25-7-204 · Mode of drawing ballots.
- 25-7-205 · Persons drawn and approved to form jury.
- 25-7-206 · Procedure when insufficient number attend.
- 25-7-207 · Oath of jury.
- 25-7-208 · Ballots of jurors who have been sworn.
- 25-7-209 · Ballots of jurors not sworn.
- 25-7-210 · Repealed.
- 25-7-211 · 25-7-211 through 25-7-220 reserved.
- 25-7-221 · Challenges to jurors and the jury.
- 25-7-222 · Challenges to the array or panel.
- 25-7-223 · Challenges to jurors for cause.
- 25-7-224 · Peremptory challenges to jurors.
- 25-7-301 · Order of trial.
- 25-7-302 · Directed verdict when no issues of fact.
- 25-7-303 · Activity of court during jury's absence.
- 25-7-304 · Procedure when juror becomes sick.
- 25-7-305 · Procedure when jury prevented from giving verdict.
- 25-7-401 · View by jury of the premises.
- 25-7-402 · Admonition when jury permitted to separate.
- 25-7-403 · Conduct of jury after case submitted to it.
- 25-7-404 · Papers which may be taken into jury room.
- 25-7-405 · Jury's request for further information.