Reference to record

Under the English practice, when an action is commenced, an entry of it is made in the cause-book according to the year, the initial letter of the surname of the first plaintiff, and the place of the action, in numerical order among those commenced in the same year, e. g., "1876, A. 26;" and all subsequent documents in the action (such' as pleadings and affidavits) bear this mark, which is called the "reference to the record."

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