New York Statutes
§ 3018 — Responsive pleadings
New York § 3018
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N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 3018 (2026).
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§ 3018. Responsive pleadings.
(a)Denials. A party shall deny those\nstatements known or believed by him to be untrue. He shall specify those\nstatements as to the truth of which he lacks knowledge or information\nsufficient to form a belief and this shall have the effect of a denial.\nAll other statements of a pleading are deemed admitted, except that\nwhere no responsive pleading is permitted they are deemed denied or\navoided.\n (b) Affirmative defenses. A party shall plead all matters which if not\npleaded would be likely to take the adverse party by surprise or would\nraise issues of fact not appearing on the face of a prior pleading such\nas arbitration and award, collateral estoppel, culpable conduct claimed\nin diminution of damages as set forth in article fourteen-A, discharge\
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