Illinois Compiled Statutes 735 ILCS 5/5-111 – Pleading several matters
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 735 ILCS 5/5-111
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Where any defendant in any action, or plaintiff in replevin, pleads several matters, and any of such matters, upon a motion directed to the complaint, answer or reply, is adjudged insufficient, or if judgment is entered, in any issues of the cause, for the plaintiff, costs shall be awarded at the discretion of the court.