Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp. v. Tweed-Lumber Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. J. Henry Johnson, Acting Associate Justice.

This appeal challenges the correctness of the ruling of the Circuit Judge in striking from the answer of the appellant, Cooper, as “irrelevant,” a portion of the second defense, and all of the third and fourth defenses. Ret the complaint, omitting its formal allegations, the answer, and the order of the Circuit Judge be reported.

No attack, either by demurrer or motion, was made upon the complaint, but appellant, by answer, sought to interpose four separately pleaded defenses thereto: The first, a general…