Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Reply — Plaintiff May Set Up Affirmative Case to Show Defendant’s Claim Is False

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Reply cannot introduce new claims or facts inconsistent with the statement of claim. However, when a defendant pleads a different set of facts, the plaintiff may properly reply to show those claims are false. The principle applies to civil pleadings. The rule allows plaintiffs to…

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