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THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908 (C.P.)Decree, Order & JudgementDecreeDefined u/s 2(2) of Civil Procedure Code, 1908. It means the formal expression of an adjudication which conclusively determines the rights of the parties with regard to all or any of the matter in controversy in the suit....

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The Code of Civil Procedure 1908

THE CODE OFCI VI LPROCEDURE,1908( C. P. C. ) Decr ee,Or der& Judgement Decr ee Defined u/s 2( 2)ofCi vi lPr oc edur e Code ,1908.I t means t he f or mal expr es si on ofan adj udi cat i on whi c h concl usi vel ydet er mi nest her i ght s oft hepar t i eswi t hr e gar dt oal loranyoft hemat t eri nc ont r ov er s yi nt he s ui t . Adecr eemaybee i t he rpr el i mi nar yorfinal . Ade cr eei spr el i mi nar ywhenaf ur t herpr ocedur ehast obet aken bef or e t hes ui tcan becompl et el y di s pos ed off.When adj udi cat i on compl et el y di s posesoft hesui ts uchdecr eei sfinal . I tmaybenot edt hatt het er m de cr eedoe sn’ ti nc l udet hef ol l owi ng:  Any adj udi cat i on f r om whi c h an appeall i es as an appealf r om an or deror  Anyor derordec i si onoft hedi smi ss aloft hes ui tf orde f aul t .

“ For malexpr ess i on”meanst her ec or dat i onoft her ul i ngoft heCour tont he mat t erpr esent e d be f or ei t ,sof arast heCour te xpr es si ngi tal l udest ot he f ac tt hatt hesamei ssuecannotbeadj udi cat e dbyorbe f or et heCour tag ai n butonl ybe f or eahi gherf or um i . e .anappe l l at ef or um. Adecr eemus tbedr awnse par at e l yaf t eraj udgme nt . Deeme d De cr ee s:A dee med dec r eei sonewhi c h,t hough notf ul fil l i ngt he e ssent i alf e at ur esofa dec r eeasr equi r ed byt heCodehasbe en expr essl y cat e gor i se d asadec r eebyt hel e gi sl at ur e.Ther e j ec t i on ofapl ai ntand t he de t e r mi nat i onofques t i onsoff ac t sar edeeme dde cr ees. Or der Defined u/s 2 ( 14)oft he Ci vi lPr oc edur e Code .I t means t he f or mal expr es si onofanyde ci si onoft heCi vi lCour twhi c hi snotadec r e e. Thes t ar t i ngpoi ntf oran or derne ed notal waysbea pl ai nt ,i tmaybean appl i cat i onorpe t i t i on.Thoughbei ngaf or malexpr essi on,i tf ol l owst hatan or derneednoc t onc l us i v e l yde t er mi net her i ght sofpar t i e sonanymat t eri n di s put e .Howev er ,i tmayr e l at et ot hemat t er si nc ont r ov e r sy . Judgment Defined u/s 2 ( 9)oft he Ci vi lPr oc edur e Code .I tmeans t he st at ement gi ven by t he Judge on t he gr ounds of a Decr ee or Or der . Thus a j udgme nts e t soutt hegr oundandt her eas on f ort heJudget ohav ear r i v ed att hede ci si on. Page 1 of 11

The Code of Civil Procedure 1908 Judgmenti st hedeci s i on ofacour tofj us t i c eupon t her es pec t i v er i ght s and c l ai ms oft he par t i es t o an ac t i on i nas ui t submi t t ed t oi tf or de t e r mi nat i on–St at eofTami l naduV.S.Thangaval . Judgme nti st hes t at e mentoft heCour ton t hegr oundsf orhavi ngar r i v e d atadec i si on. Aj udgme ntmus tc ont ai nt hef ol l owi ngc ompone nt s: 1.Acr i s ps t at e mentoff ac t soft hecas e; 2.Thepoi nt sori ssuesf orde t er mi nat i on; 3.Thedeci s i onons uc hi ss ue sandfinal l y; 4.Ther easonsf orsuc hadec i si on. Jur i sdi ct i onofcour t sandvenueofsui t s Jur i sdi c t i on meanst heaut hor i t ybywhi c h ac our thast odeci demat t e r s t hatar e br oughtbe f or ei tf oradj udi cat i on.The l i mi toft hi s aut hor i t yi s i mpose d byc har t e r ,s t at ut eorc ommi s si on.I fnosuc hl i mi ti si mpos ed or definedt hatt hej ur i sdi c t i oni ssai dt obeunl i mi t e d. Li mi t at i onofj ur i s di c t i onofci vi lc our ti sbas i cal l yf ourki nds: 1.Jur i sdi c t i onov ert hesubj ec tmat t er -t ot r yce r t ai nmat t er sbyc er t ai n c our ti sl i mi t edbys t at ut e( Ex.Smal lcaus ec our t -sui tf ormone ydue underpr omi ss or ynot eorasui tf orpr i ceofwor kdone) 2.Pl ac e of s ui ng or t e r r i t or i al j ur i sdi c t i on – A t e r r i t or i al l i mi t of j ur i s di c t i onf oreac hc our ti sfixedbyGov er nme nt . 3.Jur i sdi c t i on ov e rper sons – Al lper son ofwhat e v ernat i onal i t y ar e s ubj e c tt ot hej ur i sdi c t i onoft hec ount r yexce ptf or ei gns t at e . 4.Pec uni ar yj ur i sdi c t i ondependi ngonpec uni ar yval ueofs ui t– The r ei s nopec uni ar yj ur i s di c t i onofhi ghc our tanddi s t r i c tcour t . Jur i sdi c t i onmaybef ur t herc l as si fie d:  Or i gi nalj ur i sdi c t i on  Appe l l at ej ur i sdi c t i on Cr i mi naland appe l l at ej ur i s di c t i on- Supr eme Cour t , Hi gh Cour t s and Di s t r i c t cour t s hav e bot h or i gi naland appe l l at ej ur i sdi c t i on i nv ar i ous mat t er . St ayofsui t– ( Sect i on10) No Cour tshal lpr oc eed wi t ht het r i alofany sui ti n whi c ht hemat t eri n i s suei sal s o di r ec t l yand subs t ant i al l yi ni ss uei n a pr evi ous l yi ns t i t ut e d s ui tbe t ween t hesamepar t i esorbe t ween par t i e sunde rwhom t heyorany oft hem c l ai ml i t i g at i ngundert hesamet i t l ewher es uc h sui ti spendi ngi n t hesameoranyot herCour ti nI ndi ahavi ngj ur i sdi c t i on t ogr antt her e l i e f c l ai medori n anyCour tbe yondt hel i mi t sofI ndi aes t abl i shedorc ont i nued by t he Cent r alGov er nment and havi ng l i ke j ur i s di c t i on or be f or et he Supr emeCour t . Page 2 of 11

The Code of Civil Procedure 1908

Es se nt i alcondi t i onsf ors t ayofsui t : 1.Twosui t si ns t i t ut edatdi ffer entt i mes , 2.Themat t e ri ni ss uei nt hel at ers ui tshoul dbedi r ec t l yand s ubs t ant i al l yi ni ss uei nt heear l i ersui t , 3.s ui tbe t weent hesamepar t i e s, 4.Suche ar l i e rs ui ti ss t i l lpendi ngei t heri nt hesamec our tori not her c ompe t e ntc our t ,notbef or ef or ei gncour t . Cas e/Exampl e:( Wi ngsPhar mace ut i cal s( P)l t dandanot herV.M/s.Swan phar mac e ut i cal sandot he r ) A sui twasi nst i t ut ed byt hepl ai nt i ffc ompanyal l e gi ngi nf r i nge mentbyt he de f endantc ompanybyus i ngt r adenameofmedi c i neand s e l l i ngt hesame i nwr apperandcar t onofi dent i calde si gnwi t ht hesamecol ourc ombi nat i on e t c .as t hat ofpl ai nt i ff c ompany .A subsequent s ui t was i ns t i t ut e di n di ffe r e ntc our tbyt hede f e ndantc ompanyag ai ns tt hepl ai nt i ffc ompanywi t h s ameal l e gat i on. Thec our the l dt hats ubsequents ui tshoul ds t ay e d asasi mul t aneoust r i al oft hes ui t si n di ffer entc our t smi ghtr esul ti nc onfli c t i ng t hedeci si on as i s suei nv ol v e di nt wosui twast ot al l yi de nt i cal . Resj udi cat a( Sect i on11) No Cour tshal lt r y any sui tor i ssue i n whi c ht he mat t er di r ec t l y and s ubs t ant i al l yi ni ssue has be en di r e ct l y and subs t ant i al l yi ni s sue i na f or mersui tbe t we en t hesamepar t i es ,orbe t we en par t i esunde rwhom t hey oranyoft hem c l ai m,l i t i gat i ngunde rt hes amet i t l e ,i n aCour tc ompe t ent t ot r y suc h subs eque ntsui tor t he sui ti n whi c hs uc hi ss ue has bee n s ubsequent l yr ai s edandhasbe enhear dandfinal l ydeci dedbysuc hCour t . The i nt ent i on oft hi s doc t r i ne i st he par t i es oft he sui tshoul d notbe har as se dt oag ai ns tt hes amei s sueormat t e ral r e adyde ci dedbe t weent hem andt het i meofc our tshoul dnotwas t edov ert hemat t er st hatoughtt ohav e been andshoul dhav ebee n dec i dedi nt hef or me rsui tbe t wee nt hepar t i es . Thi sdoc t r i neknownasConst r uct i ver esj udi cat a Es se nt i alcondi t i onf orr esj udi cat a 1.Themat t e rmus tbedi r e c t l yandsubs t ant i al l yi ni ss uei nt wosui t s 2.Thepr i orsui tshoul dbebe t we ent hes amepar t i e sorper sonc l ai mi ng undert hem 3.Thepar t i e sshoul dhav el i t i g at e dundert hes amet i t l e 4.Thec our twhi c hde t er mi nedt heear l i ersui tmus tbec ompe t entt ot r y t hel at t e rs ui t 5.Thesameques t i on i sdi r ec t l yand s ubs t ant i al l yi ni ssuei nt hel at t er s ui t 6.Thepr i orsui thasbe enhear dandfinal l ydeci ded.

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The Code of Civil Procedure 1908 Exampl e 1:A wasat r us t eeofat r us t ,af t erA' sdeat h B wr ongf ul l yt ake s t hepos ses si onoft het r us tpr oper t y .C t hesonofAfil easui tf orr ecov er yof poss essi on oft hepr ope r t yag ai ns tB ast hel e galhei rofA i n hi si ndi vi dual c apac i t ybutC di dnots uc c eed.TheC fil e sanot hersui tf orr e cov er yoft r us t pr oper t yag ai ns tB i nt hec apac i t yoft r us t eeashewasappoi nt ed t r us t e e af t ert hedeat hofA.Whe t hersec ondsui ti sbar r e d? Fi r s tsui t efil edbyC asi ndi vi dualcapac i t yi . e .asl eg alhe i rwher eassec ond s ui tasacapaci t yoft r us t eeoft het r us tpr oper t y -s econdsui ti snotbar r e d byt hedoc t r i neofr esj udi cat a. Exampl e 2:Fi ndi ngi nci dent al l ydoe snotoper at easr e sj udi cat a( Madhvi AmmaBhawaniAmmaV.Kunj i kut t yP.M.Pi l l ai . Pl aceofsui ng( Ter r i t or i al )Sect i on 15 t o 18 / Cour ti n whi ch sui t st o bei nst i t ut ed?( Mat t err el at i ngt oi mmovabl epr oper t y) Ev e r ysui ts hal lbei ns t i t ut edi nt heCour toft hel owe s tgr adecompe t e ntt o t r yi t . Subj ec tt ot he pec uni ar y orot herl i mi t at i ons pr esc r i bed by any l aw,t he f ol l owi ng sui tshal lbe i ns t i t ut e si nt he cour twi t hi nt he l ocall i mi t s of whos ej ur i sdi c t i ont hepr ope r t yi ssi t uat ed( Se c t i on16) : ( a)Fort her ecover yofi mmov abl epr oper t ywi t horwi t houtr entorpr ofit s , ( b)Fort hepar t i t i onofi mmov abl epr oper t y , ( c )Forf or ecl osur e,sal e orr edempt i on i nt hecas e ofa mor t gag e ofor c har geuponi mmov abl epr oper t y , ( d)Fort hedet er mi nat i on ofanyot herr i ghtt o ori nt er esti ni mmov abl e pr oper t y , ( e )Forcompensat i onf orwr ongt oi mmov abl epr oper t y , ( f )For t he r ecover y of movabl e pr ope r t y ac t ual l y unde r di s t r ai nt or at t ac hment , As ui tt oobt ai nr e l i e fr es pec t i ngorcompensat i on f orwr ongt o,i mmov abl e pr oper t ybei ns t i t ut e d ei t heri nt heCour twi t hi nt hel oc all i mi t sofwhose j ur i sdi c t i on t hepr ope r t yi ssi t uat eori nt heCour twi t hi nt hel ocall i mi t sof f orgai norwher et hee i t he rpar t yact ual l yandv ol unt ar i l yr e si de sorcar r i es onbus i ne ssorper s onal l ywor ks. Sui t sf ori mmov abl epr oper t ysi t uat ewi t hi nj ur i sdi c t i onofdi ffer entCour t s ? ( Sec t i on17) Thes ui tmay bei ns t i t ut ed i n any Cour twi t hi nt hel ocall i mi t sofwhose j ur i sdi c t i ont hepr oper t yi ssi t uat e . Pr ovi de dt hat ,i nr e spec toft heval ueoft hes ubj e c tmat t e roft hesui t ,t he e nt i r ec l ai mi scogni z abl ebysuc hCour t . Pl aceofi ns t i t ut i on ofs ui twher el oc all i mi t sofj ur i sdi c t i on ofCour t sar e unce r t ai n?( Sec t i on18)

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The Code of Civil Procedure 1908 Any one oft hose Cour t s may ,i fsat i sfied t hatt he r ei s gr ound f ort he al l ege duncer t ai nt y ,r e cor das t at e mentt ot hate ffec tandt her euponpr oc ee d t oent e r t ai nanddi s pos eofanysui tr el at i ngt ot hatpr oper t y . Pr ovi de dt hatt hes ui ti sonewi t hr es pec tt owhi c ht heCour ti scompe t e nt asr eg ar dst henat ur eandval ueoft hesui tt oexer ci sej ur i sdi c t i on. Sui t sf orcompensat i onf orwr ongst oper sonort omovabl e?( Sect i on 19) Wher ea s ui ti sf or c ompe nsat i on f or wr ong done t ot he pe r son or t o mov abl e pr ope r t y ,i ft he wr ong was done wi t hi nt he l ocall i mi t s oft he j ur i sdi c t i on ofoneCour tand t hede f e ndantr e si desorcar r i e son busi ness orper sonal l ywor ksf orgai n,wi t hi nt hel oc all i mi t soft hej ur i sdi c t i on of anot he rCour t ,t hes ui tmaybei ns t i t ut e d att heopt i on oft hepl ai nt i ff i n e i t he roft hesai dCour t s. I l l us t r at i ons ( a)A,r esi di ngi nDe l hi ,beat sB i nCal c ut t a.B mays ueAei t heri nCal cut t a ori nDe l hi . ( b)A,r e si di ngi nDe l hi ,publ i s hesi nCal cut t as t at ement sde f amat or yofB.B maysueAe i t he ri nCal c ut t aori nDe l hi . Ot hers ui t st obei nst i t ut edwher edef endant sr esi deorcauseofact i on ar i s es ?( Sect i on20) Ev e r y sui tshal lbe i ns t i t ut e di n Cour twi t hi nt he l ocall i mi t s ofwhos e j ur i sdi c t i on: Thede f endant ,oreac hoft hede f endant swher et he r ear emor et hanone,at t het i meoft hec ommenc ementoft hesui t ,ac t ual l yandv ol unt ar i l yr esi des , orcar r i e sonbus i ne ss,orper sonal l ywor ksf orgai n;or Thecaus eofac t i on,whol l yori npar t ,ar i ses . Pr ovi de dt hatt hes ui ti sonewi t hr es pec tt owhi c ht heCour ti scompe t e nt asr eg ar dst henat ur eandval ueoft hesui tt oexer ci sej ur i sdi c t i on. Expl anat i on:Acor por at i onshal lbedeemedt ocar r yonbusi nes sati t ssol e orpr i nc i paloffic ei nI ndi aor ,i nr es pec tofanycaus eofac t i onar i si ngatany pl ac ewher ei thasal s oasubor di nat eoffic e,atsuc hpl ac e .

I l l us t r at i ons ( a)A i sat r adesman i n Cal c ut t a,B car r i e son busi nessi n De l hi .B,byhi s agenti n Cal c ut t a,buysgoodsofA and r eques t sA t o de l i v ert hem t ot he Eas tI ndi anRai l wayCompany .A de l i v er st hegoodsac c or di ngl yi nCal c ut t a. AmaysueB f ort hepr i c eoft hegoodsei t he ri nCal c ut t a,whe r et hecaus eof ac t i onhasar i se nori nDe l hi ,wher eB car r i e sonbus i ne ss. ( b)A r esi des atSi ml a,B atCal c ut t a and C atDe l hiA,B and C be i ng t oge t he ratBenar as ,B and C make a j oi ntpr omi ssor y not e pay abl e on demand,and de l i v eri tt o A.A may s ue B and C atBenar as ,wher et he c auseofac t i on ar ose .Hemayal sosuet hem atCal c ut t a,whe r eB r esi des , Page 5 of 11

The Code of Civil Procedure 1908 oratDe l hi ,wher eC r esi des;buti neac hoft hesecas es ,i ft henonr esi dent de f endant sobj e c t ,t hesui tcannotpr oc eedwi t houtt hel eav eoft heCour t .

Conceptofsetoff,Equi t abl eSetoff andCount erCl ai m SetOff Or der8,Rul e6 deal swi t hs e toffwhi c hi sa r eci pr oc aldi sc har geofde bt s be t we en t hepl ai nt i ffand hede f endant .I thast heeffec tofext i ngui shi ng t hepl ai nt i ff’ sc l ai mt ot heext entoft heamountc l ai medbyt hede f endantas ac ount erc l ai m. Wher et hede f endant ’ sc l ai mst os e toffag ai nstt hepl ai nt i ff’ sdemand,i na s ui tf or t he r ec ov er y ofmoney ,any asce r t ai ned sum ofmone yl e gal l y r ec ov er abl ebyhi mf r om t hepl ai nt i ff,t hede f endantmaypr esenta wr i t t en s t at ementc ont ai ni ngt hepar t i c ul ar soft hede btsoughtt obese toff. Exampl e:[RandSs al er i c ef orRs25000t oAandM.Ase l lc l ot hwor t hRs . 28000t oS.Afil eas ui tag ai ns tSf orr e cov er yofpr i c eofc l ot h.Sc l ai mss e t offoft hecos tofr i cei nt hi ssui t .  Swi l lnotal l ow se toff–i ndeal i ngpar t i esar enotj oi nt l ysame . Equi t abl eSetOff Wher et hede f e ndantc l ai msse toffi nr e s pec tofan unas ce r t ai ne d sum of mone y,wher et hec l ai m ar i se soft hes amet r ansac t i on and t hen suc hs e t off i sknown asequi t abl e se toff.Gener al l y ,t he s ui t s eme r gef r om cr oss demandsi nt hes amet r ans ac t i on andt hi sdoc t r i nei si nt e ndedt osav et he de f endantf r om havi ngt ot aker ec our set oasepar at ecr osss ui t . Count erCl ai m Or der8,Rul e6A ofCi vi lPr oc edur eCodedeal swi t ht heRul eofCount e r c l ai m. Thi sRul epe r mi t st hede f endantt ose tupt hec l ai m asacount e rt o t he c l ai m oft he pl ai nt i ff,whi c h ar os e be t ween t he par t i es . Thi sr ul ei s appl i cabl ei nt he i nt er es t ofpubl i c pol i c y so as t o mi ni mi z el i t i g at i on be t we en t he par t i es whi c h c oul d hav e bee n fil e d by t he de f endant s epar at el y . A de f endanti n sui tmayi n addi t i on t ohi sr i ghtofpl eadi ngas e toffunder r ul e6,s e tupbywayofc ount erc l ai m ag ai ns tt hec l ai m oft hepl ai nt i ff,any r i ghtorc l ai m i nr e spec tofa caus e ofac t i on acc r ui ng t ot he de f endant agai ns tt hepl ai nt i ffei t herbe f or eoraf t e rt hefil i ngoft hes ui tbutbe f or et he de f endanthasde l i v er edhi sde f ens eorbe f or et het i mel i mi t e df orde l i v er i ng hi s de f ense has expi r ed whe t hersuc hc ount erc l ai m i si nt he nat ur e of c l ai mf ordamageornot .Suc hc ount erc l ai m mus tbewi t hi nt hel i mi toft he c our t . Page 6 of 11

The Code of Civil Procedure 1908 Tempor ar yi nj unct i onandi nt er l ocut or yor der Thec our tmaygr antt empor ar yi nj unc t i ont or e s t r ai nanysuc hac tormake s uc hot heror derf ort hepur pos eofs t ayi ngandpr ev ent i ngt he: Was t i ng,damagi ng,al i enat i on or s al e or r emov alor di s pos i t i on oft he pr oper t y ordi s pos i t i on ofpl ai nt i ff orot her wi s ei nj ur yt ot he pl ai nt i ff i n r e l at i on t o any pr ope r t yi n di s put ei nt he sui t ,wher ei ti s pr ovi ded by affidavi torot her wi se:  t hatpr oper t yi n di s put ei n a sui t ei si n dange rorbei ngwas t ed, damage d oral i e nat ed byanypar t yt ot hes ui torwr ongf ul l ys ol d one xec ut i onofdecr eeor ;  t hatt hedef e ndantt hr eat ensori nt e ndt or emov eordi s pos eofhi s pr oper t ywi t havi e wt ode f r audi nghi scr edi t oror ;  t hatt hede f endantt hr eat enst odi s pos est hepl ai nt i fforot her wi se c ausei nj ur yt ot hepl ai nt i ff i nr e l at i on t oanypr oper t yi n di s put e i ns ui t . I twoul d benec ess ar yf ort hepl ai nt i ff t osat i s f yt hecour tt hatsubs t ant i al andi r r epar abl ehar m ori nj ur ywoul dbesuffe r edbyhi mi fsuc ht empor ar y i nj unc t i on i s notgr ant e d and s uc hl os s ordamage orhar m c an notbe c ompensat e dbydamages . I nt er l ocut or yor der( Powert oor derI nt er i m sal e) I ft hei mmov abl epr oper t ywhi c hi ss ubj e c tt ospeedyandnat ur aldecay or whi c hf oranyot hersuffic i entc ausei tmaybedesi r abl et obes ol d atonce . Thecour tmayon t heappl i cat i on oft heappl i cantofanypar t yt oa sui t or dert hesal eofsuc hde t ai nedgoods . Det ent i on,pr es er vat i on,i nspect i onet c.ofs ubj ectmat t erofs ui t Thecour tmayonappl i cat i onofanypar t yt oas ui tandonsuc ht e r msasi t t hi nkfit :  Make an or der f or de t ent i on,pr ese r vat i on or i nspec t i on ofany pr oper t ywhi c hi si nt hesubj ec tmat t erofsui t ;  Mayaut hor i seanype r sont oent erupont hepr emi s es.  Aut hor i se any per son t ot ake sampl es,f orobser v at i on and f or obt ai nde si r edi nf or mat i on’ se t c. Par t y woul d made appl i cat i on f or af or es ai d pur pos es atany t i me af t er i ns t i t ut i onofsui toratanyt i medur i ngt hepr oc eedi ngoft hesui t . Cour tshal li dent i f yt hei nt e nt i onofpar t yf ort heor derandi tt hi nkfitt han i s suet heanyofaf or e sai dor de r . Cour tmayor derdepos i tofmoneyorot hert hi nge t c .i ncour t Mi sj oi nderofPar t i es When mor et han oneper s onsj oi nedi n onesui t easpl ai nt i fforde f e ndant s i nwhom orag ai nstwhom anyr i ghtt or e l i e fdoesnotar i seorag ai ns twhom s epar at esui tar ebought ,nocommonques t i onofl aw orf ac twoul dai r s . Page 7 of 11

The Code of Civil Procedure 1908 To av oi d s uc h mi s j oi nder t wo f ac t or s ar e e sse nt i al l y c onsi de r ed by adj udi cat i on: 1.t her i ghtt or e l i e fmus tar i sesoutofsameac tort r ans ac t i onsbr ought bypl ai nt i ffsorag ai ns tt hede f endant , 2.Ther ei sc ommonques t i onofl aw orf ac t s. Del i ver yofSummonsbycour t -Rul e9 Summonsde l i v er edt ode f endantei t herper sonal l yorhi sage ntoranyadul t mal e or f e mal e me mber of t he f ami l y , agai ns ts i gnat ur e obt ai ned i n ac knowl edgeme ntoft heser vi c e . Summonsmaybedel i v e r e dby  Anpr operoffice rofcour tor  Thr ur e gi s t er edac knowl edgementpos torac knowl edgeds pee dpos tor c our i e r edser vi c esappr ov edbyhi ghc our torappr opr i at ec our t . Cour ts at i sfied orbe l i e v et hatt heper son s ummoned i skee pi ngoutofway f orpur pos eofav oi di ngse r vi c eort hatanyofr eason t hesummonscan not be se r v ed i nt he or di nar y way i nt hatcase cour t or der t he ser vi c e of s ummons t o be se r v ed by affixi ng a copy t her eofi ns ome conspi cuous pl acei nt hecour thouseand al so upon some conspi cuouspar toft he housei n whi ch t heper son s ummoned i sknown t ohavel as tr es i ded or car r i ed on busi ness ofper sonal l y wor ked f orgai n orany such ot her manner sascour tt hi nksfit . I fde f e ndanti spubl i cs er v ant/office r Summonswi l lbede l i v er edOffic e i nwhi c hhe/s hei sempl oye d. I fde f endanti sc ompany summonswi l lbede...