CIVIL PROCEDURE

Cross claims and counterclaims, addition of parties, 802.07 (3)

Death, substitution of parties, 803.10

Declaratory relief, 806.04 (11)

Defendant:

  Defined, 801.03

  Unknown, fictitious names, 807.12

Fees, see Courts - 2. Costs and Fees

Fictitious names, use, 807.12

Foreclosure, adding defendant after judgment, 846.09

Forfeiture actions, 778.04

Garnishment:

  Garnishees, 812.05, 812.15

  Impleading 3rd party claimants to property, 812.17

Incompetent persons:  
See also Guardian ad Litem

  As parties, 803.01 (3)

  Continuation if incompetency found during action, 803.10 (2)

Insurance companies, joinder, 803.04 (2)

Interpleader, 803.07

Intervention, 803.09

Joinder:

  Claims, all of parties' claims may be joined, 803.02

  Cross claims and counterclaims, addition of parties, 802.07

  Misjoinder and nonjoinder, effect, 803.06

  Necessary parties, 803.03

  Permissive joinder, 803.04

Limited partnership, derivative actions by, proper plaintiff, 179.92

Marital property:

  Actions affecting, joinder, 803.04 (3)

  Creditors, actions to satisfy spousal obligations, 803.045

Minors, 803.01 (3)

Misjoinder, not grounds for dismissal, 803.06

Plaintiff, defined, 801.03

Probate actions, see Probate

Public officer, death or separation from office, successor substituted, 803.10 (4)

Quo warranto actions, 784.03

  Several defendants joined, 784.12

Real party in interest, 803.01 (1)

Real property actions:

  Declaration of interest, 841.03

  Ejectment, necessary defendant, 843.05, 843.06

  Foreclosure, adding defendant after judgment, 846.09

  In rem and in personam may be joined, 840.05

  Interference with property; nuisance, 844.15, 844.17, 844.18

  Necessary party missing, action not to be dismissed, 840.06

  Partitions:

  Defendants, 842.04

  Plaintiffs, 842.02

  State, as party defendant in declaration of interests, 775.10

Representatives, 803.01 (2)

Right to prosecute or defend, I, 9; I, 21

Separate trials, 803.04 (4)

Stockholders, officers, etc. as defendants, with or without corporation, 776.18

Substitution of parties, 803.10

Third party practice, 803.05

Transfer of interest, action may be continued by or against original party, 803.10 (3)

Unknown defendants, 807.12

Who may be, 803.01

Wrongful death action, 895.04

civil procedure 8. pleadings generally 8. Pleadings Generally

Amendment, 802.09

  Foreclosure, after judgment, 846.09

Answer:  
See also Defenses

  Contents, 802.02, 802.04

  Special matters; capacity, fraud, conditions precedent, etc., 802.03

  Small claims actions, 799.20

  Evictions, 799.42

  Time to serve, 802.06 (1)

Borrowing from court, 807.08

Claims, party may join all, 803.02

Complaint:

  Contents, 802.02, 802.04

  Special matters; capacity, fraud, conditions precedent, etc., 802.03

  Filing; required to commence action, 801.02

  Municipal ordinance violation cases, 800.02, 800.025

  Forfeiture recovery, 778.10

  Small claims, 799.06 (3)

  Eviction, 799.41

  Third party complaint, 803.05

Construction of, 802.02 (6)

Contents, generally, 802.02, 802.04

Copies used if original lost, withheld, 807.06

Counterclaim and cross claim:  
Generally 802.07

  Consumer credit transactions, 425.307 (2)

  Reply to, time to serve, 802.06 (1)

  Separate trials, 805.05 (2)

  Small claims actions, 799.02

Defenses:  
See also Defenses

  Affirmative, 802.02 (3)

  Denial, failure to make is admission, 802.02 (4)