Supreme Court Rules

First Adopted: January 19, 1973

Most Recently Effective: September 01, 1973

Rule 55 | Rules of Civil Procedure | Rules Governing Civil Procedure in the Circuit Courts | Pleadings, Motions, and Hearings

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.

Committee Note – 1974

This is the same as prior Rule 55.16


(Adopted January 19, 1973, effective September 1, 1973.)
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