Cause of Action (Rule 2)

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1. How does Rule 2 define a cause of action?
2. What must be the basis of every ordinary civil action under Rule 2, Section 1?
3. What does Rule 2, Section 3 prohibit?
4. A plaintiff files two separate suits for different portions of the same single cause of action. What consequence does S…
5. Several causes of action are improperly joined in one complaint. Does misjoinder alone require dismissal of the entire …
6. A plaintiff seeks to join an ordinary collection cause with a special civil action in one complaint under Rule 2, Secti…
7. A plaintiff asserts several causes against one defendant, each principally for recovery of money. She proposes to use o…
8. Distinguish splitting one cause of action among several suits from joining several causes of action in one complaint. S…
9. Explain the conditions in Rule 2, Section 5 that qualify the permission to join causes of action. Is it sufficient simp…
10. A defendant seeks dismissal of an entire ordinary action solely because one cause was misjoined. Explain Section 6's re…
11. Which missing element prevents an enforceable cause of action where a plaintiff has a right but the defendant has not v…
12. When must the asserted cause ordinarily exist for commencement of the ordinary civil action?