Supreme Court Rules - Rule 55 - Rules of Civil Procedure - Rules Governing Civil Procedure in the Circuit Courts - Pleadings, Motions, and Hearings: Partnership Deemed Confessed, Unless Denied

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		Section/Rule:	55.14
Subject:	Rule 55 - Rules of Civil Procedure - Rules Governing Civil Procedure in the Circuit Courts - Pleadings, Motions, and Hearings	Publication / Adopted Date:	January 19, 1973
Topic:	Partnership Deemed Confessed, Unless Denied	Revised / Effective Date:	September 1, 1973

55.14. Partnership Deemed Confessed, Unless Denied

When parties sue or are sued as a partnership, and the names of the partners are set forth in the petition or counterclaim, the existence of the partnership shall be deemed confessed unless it be denied by specific negative averment, which shall include such supporting particulars as are peculiarly within the pleader's knowledge.

(Adopted Jan. 19, 1973, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.)

Committee Note - 1974

This is the same as prior

Rule 55.16