Matter Of Avoidance
Defined in 1 dictionary — Cyclopedic (1922)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Matter of avoidance in pleading is new matter which ant was never liable to the recovery claimed against him or that he has been discharged from his original liability, by something supervenient. 31 Conn. 177.,See Confession and Avoidance; Pleas; Special Plea in Bar.