Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Joinder of Issues — Identity of Land — When Identity Becomes an Issue

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Pleadings frame the issues for trial. A general traverse or blanket denial does not put the plaintiff on notice of a specific challenge to the identity of the land. To create a live issue, the defendant must plead with particularity, pointing out discrepancies in area,…

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