Civil Procedure Rule 2, Sec. 1-6

Active Recall Questions: Section 1: What is the basis of every ordinary civil action? Section 2: What is a cause of action? Section 2: What are the three elements of a cause of action? Section 2: What is the first element of a cause of action? Section 2: What is the second element of a cause of action? Section 2: What is the third element of a cause of action? Section 3: Can a party institute more than one suit for a single cause of action? Section 3: What is the rule against instituting multiple suits for a single cause of action? Section 4: What is meant by splitting a single cause of action? Section 4: What is the effect of instituting two or more suits based on the same cause of action? Section 4: What effect does the filing of one suit have on the other suits? Section 4: What effect does a judgment upon the merits in one suit have on the other suits? Section 5: What is joinder of causes of action? Section 5: May a party assert several causes of action in one pleading? Section 5(a): What requirement must be satisfied regarding the joinder of parties? Section 5(b): What types of actions may not be included in the joinder of causes of action? Section 5(c): When causes of action involve different venues or jurisdictions, when may they be joined in the Regional Trial Court? ------------------------------------------- Frequently Tested Bar Concepts: Cause of Action - Sec. 2 Elements of a Cause of Action - Sec. 2 Splitting of a Cause of Action - Sec. 4 Effect of Splitting a Cause of Action - Sec. 4 Joinder of Causes of Action - Sec. 5 Requisites for Joinder of Causes of Action - Sec. 5(a)-(d) Joinder of Causes Involving Different Venues or Jurisdictions - Sec. 5(c) Aggregate Amount for Money Claims - Sec. 5(d) Misjoinder of Causes of Action —-Sec. 6 Effect of Misjoinder -Sec. 6 Severance of Misjoined Causes of Action - Sec. 6 ------------------------------------- One-Minute Challenge: One-Minute Challenge - Rule 2 Civil Action - Sec. ___ Cause of Action - Sec. ___ Elements of Cause of Action - Sec. ___ One Suit for a Single Cause of Action - Sec. ___ Splitting a Single Cause of Action - Sec. ___ Effect of Splitting - Sec. ___ Joinder of Causes of Action - Sec. ___ Requisites for Joinder -Sec. ___ Different Venues or Jurisdictions - Sec. ___ Aggregate Amount of Money Claims - Sec. ___ Misjoinder of Causes of Action — Sec. ___ Effect of Misjoinder - Sec. ___ Severance of Misjoined Cause of Action - Sec. ___