1. Sampson Against the Philistines: The Allure of an American Code; 2. The Rule of Writs: Civil Justice Before the Code; 3. Mere Machinery: The Political Shape of Civil Procedure; 4. An Empire in Itself: The Migration of the New York Code; 5. The Code American: The Institutes of Code Practice
Part II: The Garden
6. No Magic in Forms: Fact Pleading and the Forms of Action; 7. The Swearer's Prayer: Oathtaking and Witness Testimony; 8. The Want of Information: Discovery Before Trial; 9. The Nature of Things: Law and Equity; 10. How Shall the Lawyers Be Paid: Fees and Costs