CCP 851 - Three modes of procedure; book ii governs ordinary proceedings
BOOK II
ORDINARY PROCEEDINGS
TITLE I.
PLEADING
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL DISPOSITIONS
Art. 851. Three modes of procedure; Book II governs ordinary proceedings
Three different modes of procedure are used in civil matters in the trial courts of this state: ordinary, summary, and executory.
The articles in this Book govern ordinary proceedings, which are to be used in the district courts in all cases, except as otherwise provided by law.
Summary and executory proceedings are regulated by the provisions of Book V.