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21 How. Pr. 154

Lynch v. Murray

New York Supreme Court

Decided February 15, 1860

New York Supreme Court · decided 1860-02-15

<p>Where breaches of an agreement are relied on as the foundation of an action, sufficient of the agreement must he set forth in the pleading, that the court may see that the breaches actually exist, and to what extent.</p>

Decided 1860-02-15

Leonard, Justice.

¶1When a party relies upon any breaches of an agreement as the foundation of an action, he must set forth in his pleading sufficient of the agreement to make it appear to the court that the breaches complained of do actually exist, and to what extent.

¶2The tenth, and some other sections of the answer, set up new matter as an affirmative defence.

¶3The practice requires the pleader to specify each separate cause of action or defence, and the answer is quite defective in this respect.

¶4Nor are there any clauses of the contract alleged in any of the pleadings that require McGuire and Evans to do the particular work which the defendant complains that they have not done.

¶5The answer must be made more definite and certain in these respects.

¶6The plaintiff is also entitled to the bill of particulars required.

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