This section is from the book "Popular Law Library Vol11 Common Law Pleading, Code Pleading, Federal Procedure, Evidence", by Albert H. Putney. Also available from Amazon: Popular Law-Dictionary.
Actions under the common law are divided into real, mixed, and personal. Personal actions are subdivided into actions, ex contractu, or actions arising out of contracts, and actions ex delictu, or actions arising out of torts. Real and mixed actions will be discussed in Chapter III (Common Law Actions. Section 8. Classification Of Actions), actions ex contractu in Chapter IV (Real And Mixed Actions. Section 9. In General) and actions ex delictu in Chapter V (Personal Actions Ex Contractu. Section 18. Debt).
 
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