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Insufficiency

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

In Chancery Practice. After filling of defendant’s answer, the plaintiflC has six weeks in which to file exceptions to it for insufficiency, — which is the fault of not replying specifically to specific charges in the bill.

Smith, Ch. Pr. 344; Mitf. Eq. PI. 376, note. Sanders, Ord. in Oh., Index; Beach, Mod. Eq. Pr. 413.

Under the Judicature Act, 1875, order xxxi., rules 6, 9, 10, interrogatories are to be answered by aflfidavit, and if the party interrogated answers insufficiently, the party interrogating may apply to the court for an order requiring him to answer further. Moz. & W. INSULA (Lat. island). A house not connected with other houses, but separated by a surrounding space of ground. Calvinus, Lex.