New Hampshire Statutes
§ 515:3 — Brief Statement
New Hampshire § 515:3
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LIIIPROCEEDINGS IN COURT
Ch. 515TENDER, PLEADING, AND SETOFF
SubdivisionPleading
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 515:3 (2026).
Text
No special plea shall be required in a civil action, except a plea of title to real estate in actions in municipal courts; but any defense may be proved under the general issue, upon a brief statement thereof being filed in such time as the court may order.
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Legislative History
RS 187:3. CS 199:3. GS 208:3. GL 227:3. PS 223:3. PL 335:3. RL 391:3. RSA 513:3. 1957, 244:21, eff. Sept. 23, 1957.
Nearby Sections
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§ 515:1
Amount§ 515:10
Penal Bond§ 515:11
Pleading§ 515:12
Continuance§ 515:13
Judgment§ 515:14
Setoff Exceeding Jurisdiction§ 515:15
Entry in Superior Court§ 515:2
Confession§ 515:3
Brief Statement§ 515:4
Replications§ 515:5
Proof of Part§ 515:6
General Issue in Libel§ 515:7
Mutual Debts§ 515:8
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New Hampshire § 515:3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/515/515%3A3.