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2. The Law of Evidence; Pleading and Practice.

Professor Dabney.

In this class are taught:

(1) The general principles of the law of Evidence, with
explanations of the statutory changes, especially those
relating to the competency of witnesses, and the practical
application of these principles to the conduct of inquiries in
court, or before officers authorized to take testimony.

(2) The forms of action, and the forms, principles and
rules of pleading, at common law and under the codes; an
intimate acquaintance with the common law rules and
principles being insisted upon as essential to a proper
knowledge of pleading, under any system.

(3) The organization and jurisdiction of courts, and
the proceedings in a law suit from beginning to end, including
appellate proceedings and the various special and
extraordinary proceedings provided for by common law or
by statute.

(4) The organization and jurisdiction of the Federal
courts; removal of causes from State to Federal courts; the
particulars of conformity or nonconformity between the
procedure at law in the Federal courts and that in the
courts of the State wherein they are held; and appellate
proceedings in the Federal courts.—September 15 to May
20—Three times a week.

Text-Books—Evidence: (To be announced.)

4 Minor's Institutes (4th edition.).

Code Pleading: (To be announced.)

The Professor's Notes.