Forms a detailed examination of all the major areas of civil procedure, providing students and practitioners with convenient illustrations and case examples throughout the text. Chapter titles discuss: Introduction to Civil Procedure and Practice; Subject-Matter Jurisdiction; Personal Jurisdiction and Service of Process; Venue; Sources of Law; Pleading and Related Matters; Joinder of Claims; Joinder of Parties; Discovery and Pretrial Conferences; Trial; Disposition of Action Without Trial; and Finality in Litigation. Includes detailed index, and Table of Cases.