Book digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Adolph J. Rodenbeck, chairman On cover: The simplification of the civil practice of New York Vol. 5 is "a raised draft of the Civil practice act, civil practice rules and consolidated laws, reported to the legislature April 1, 1915. This report contains the legislation enacted since the previous report of the board including the legislation of 1918 and brings the report down to January 1st, 1919." John G. Milburn, Chairman.-v. 5, p. 3-4 I. Civil practice act, rules and notes. General practice.--II. Surrogate court act, Justice court act and amendments to city courts practice. Special practice.--III. Consolidated laws and amendments thereto. Substantive law.--IV. Tables showing the distribution of the sections of the Code of civil procedure and the sources of the sections of the Civil practice act, Civil practice rules and Consolidated laws.--V. Civil practice act, civil practice rules and consolidated laws