Code pleading

Definition
: pleading (as fact pleading) done in accordance with the rules set down in a code
Code pleading began in 1848 in New York State and was a departure from the complex system of common-law pleading, which included a lengthy set of stages by which a single issue was produced, and which was determined by the type of writ under which the plaintiff proceeded.



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common-law lien

a lien under common law giving a creditor (as a bailee) in possession of property the right to retain possession until payment of the amount due


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