Title 20, Civil Procedure

Successive actions may be maintained on the same contract or transaction whenever, after the former action, a new cause of action arises therefrom.

In actions upon penal bonds or other writings for the nonperformance of any covenant or agreement contained in the penal bonds or other writings, the plaintiff may assign as many breaches as the plaintiff deems proper, and verdict and judgment may be rendered for such of the brea…

(a) If a plaintiff voluntarily dismisses an action while a counterclaim is pending for contractual attorney fees, and if the plaintiff does not timely recommence the action, the court, upon proper showing, may order that the counter claimant is the prevailing party for the purpos…

A co-maker or surety, when sued alone, may, with the consent of the co-maker's or surety's co-maker or principal, use, by way of setoff, any of the debts or demands, held by the co-maker or principal against the plaintiff at the commencement of the action, and matured when offere…

On a plea of setoff or recoupment, if the demand of defendant equals the demand of the plaintiff, judgment for all costs is to be rendered for defendant.

When there are several defendants, the verdicts and judgments, whether the pleadings by them are joint or several, shall be molded according to the facts and to meet the exigencies of the case.