Newspaper Feature Service, Inc. v. Southern Pub. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Action by the Newspaper Feature Service, Incorporated, against the Southern Publishing Company, Incorporated. From a judgment of the Court of Appeal annulling a judgment for plaintiff and remanding to the district court for trial, plaintiff applies for writs of certiorari or review.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The only question presented for decision in this case is whether the defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s petition in the district court complied with the requirement of Act No. 300 of 1914, that the defendant, in his answer, shall either admit or deny specifically each material allegation of fact contained in the plaintiff’s petition.
The statute referred to, regulating pleading and practice in the district courts, contains the following rules, viz.:
“First. The plaintiff, in his petition, shall state his cause of action articulately, that is to say, he shall, so far as practical, state each…
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