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ACTION.

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Part I. DEFINITIONS - 2

Sect. 1. Action - 2
Sect. 2. Cause of Action - 6

Part II. IN RESPECT OF WHAT ACTS AND OMISSIONS AN ACTION WILL LIE - 7

Sect. 1. Ubi jus, ibi remedium - 7
Sect. 2. Injuria absque damno - 9
Sect. 3. Damnum absque injuria - 10
Sect. 4. De minimis non curat lex - 16

Part III. WHO MAY SUE AND BE SUED - 17

Sect. 1. In General - 17
Sect. 2. The Crown - 17
Sect. 3. Crown Servants -18
Sect. 4. Foreign Sovereigns and Governments - 18
Sect. 5. Diplomatic Officers - 19
Sect. 6. Alien Enemies -20
Sect. 7. Bankrupts - 21
Sect. 8. Infants - 21
Sect. 9. Lunatics - 22

Part IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO ACTION - 22

Sect 1. Award of an Arbitrator - 22
Sect. 2. Consent - 22
Sect. 3. Demand or Request - 23
Sect. 4. Notice of Action - 24

Part V. SUSPENSION OF RIGHT OF ACTION - 27

Sect. 1. By Agreement to refer to Arbitration -27
Sect. 2. By Receipt of Negotiable Instrument - 27
Sect. 3. Actions in respect of Felonious Torts - 27
Sect. 4. Conviction for Treason or Felony - 29
Sect. 5. Under Vexatious Actions Act, 1896 - 30

Part VI. EXTINCTION OF RIGHT OF ACTION - 31

Part VII. FORMS OF ACTION - 31

Sect. 1. Old Forms of Action - 31
Sub-sect. 1. Real Actions - 32
Sub-sect. 2. Mixed Actions - 34
Sub-sect. 3. Personal Actions - 35

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