Principle

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Proper Traverse — Bare Denial Insufficient

Area of law: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Court: Supreme Court

This principle establishes that a proper traverse requires denial or non-admission, express or implied; a bare denial that the plaintiff will be put to strict proof is insufficient to raise an issue of fact. The principle applies in pleadings. It ensures that issues are properly…

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