Vetter v. Rein

Three questions are raised by the appellants which are particularly stated in the paragraphs devoted to their consideration:(1) The defendant insurance company by answer interposed a plea in abatement, the gist of which is that the company was improperly joined as a defendant because by the terms of its policy no cause of action had accrued against it when the action was commenced. The plaintiff did not demur to this plea, so that there is no implied admission of its truth. No reply to an answer is required and the allegations of the plea stand denied under our system of pleading. The plea is…