The act or omission charged as the offense is clearly and distinctly set forth in ordinary and concise language, without repetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended. The Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of New York - Page 151by New York (State)., New York (State). Commissioners on Practice and Pleadings - 1850 - 486 pagesFull view - About this book
| Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1850 - 570 pages
...plaintiffs and defendants ; also, a statement of the facts constituting the cause, or causes of action in ordinary and concise language, without repetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended, and a demand of the relief to which the plaintiff may... | |
| Alabama. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1855 - 850 pages
...statement of the facts constituting the offence, in ordinary and concise language, without prolixity or repetition : and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what was intended", &c. Does the indictment before us conform to these... | |
| New York (State). Commissioners on Practice and Pleadings - Civil procedure - 1848 - 904 pages
...indictment is presented, and the names of the parties, and a statement of the acts constituting the offence, in ordinary and concise language, without repetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended. Second ; — It must be direct and certain, as it regards... | |
| New York (State). Legislature - Law - 1848 - 672 pages
...controverted by him, or any knowl- ^J° edge thereof sufficient to form a belief; arid he may allege, in ordinary and concise language, without repetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended, any new matter not inconsistent •with the complaint,... | |
| Freeman Hunt, Thomas Prentice Kettell, William Buck Dana - Commerce - 1848 - 726 pages
...struck out on motion, (§§ 136, 137.) These provisions, with the general one that allegations must be " in ordinary and concise language, without repetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended, are absolutely the only important rules of pleading... | |
| Commerce - 1848 - 696 pages
...struck out on motion, (§§ 136, 137.) These provisions, wilh the general one that allegations must be " in ordinary and concise language, without repetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended, are absolutely the only important rules of pleading... | |
| Missouri - 1848 - 718 pages
...knowledge thereof sufficient to form a belief. 2. A statement of any new matter constituting a defence, iri ordinary and concise language, without repetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended. The defendant may set forth in his answer as many grounds... | |
| 1848 - 700 pages
...struck out on motion, (§§ 136, 137.) These provisions, with the general one that allegations must be " in ordinary and concise language, without repetition, and in such a manner ns to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended, are absolutely the only important... | |
| History, Modern - 1849 - 626 pages
...contain the names of parties, &c., and " a statement of the facts constituting the cause of action, in ordinary and. concise language, without repetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended"! and a demand of the relief claimed. Six grounds of... | |
| Nathan Howard (Jr.) - Civil procedure - 1851 - 452 pages
...specific denial of the respective allegations of the complaint controverted by the Defendant. It does not set forth in ordinary and concise language, without repetition and in such manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended — a statement of the... | |
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