This series contains precepts and precipes from the Supreme Court of Judicature. The precept is a writ commanding a sheriff to arrest a judgment debtor and imprison him until he pays the costs of an action for which he has been taxed and has refused to pay. Precipes are instructions to a court clerk to make out a writ. These are short statements of the title of a cause, kind of writ required, and the form of action.
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New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
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