Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Bermes

55 A.2d 99, 136 N.J.L. 192, 1947 N.J. LEXIS 252

• Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
• Decided: September 12, 1947
• Status: Published

Opinion

Pee Curiam.

The appeal in this case raises the question of whether the complaint was untrue in alleging that the instrument in suit was a specialty. Under the rule laid down in Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. Fitzpatrick, 134 N. J. L. 250, it obviously was not, and the allegation in the complaint to the contrary was false.

There is no point in the argument that the question should have been raised by plea and not on motion to strike. The purpose of the present Practice Act was to simplify pleading.

The' judgment under appeal will be affirmed.

For affirmance — The Chancellor, Chief Justice, Bodine, Donges, Heher, Colie, Eastwood, Burling, Wells, Dill, Freund, McGeehan, McLean, Schettino, JJ. 14.

For reversal — Wachenfeld, J. 1.