Plead a statute
Defined in 1 dictionary — Black's (1910)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Pleading a statute is stating the facts which bring the case within it; and "counting" on it, in the strict language of pleading, is making express reference to it by apt terms to show the source of right relied on. McCullough v. Co.lfax County, 4 Neb. (Unof.) 543, 95 N. W. 31.
Defined under Plead in Black's Law Dictionary.