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Lesley v. Parker
77 Fla. 205
| Fla. | 1919
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Per Curiam

— The tendency of the present day pleading and practice is towards simplicity. The vital and indispensable parts of a bill are the stating part and prayer for relief. 10 R. C. L. 411; Comstock v. Herron, 45 Fed. 661.

Rule 18 Circuit Court Equity Actions expressly renders the confederacy clause, the charging part and the jurisdictional clause unimportant to be alleged. The interrogatory part of the bill has become useless because of the practice of waiving sworn answers and the right to obtain evidence from the defendant by making him a witness at a hearing or procuring his depositions.

*206That the defendant shall answer the bill fully when he is brought into court by subpoena pertains to the very nature and purpose of the bill. Theoretically the court inspects the bill and directs subpoena to be issued. That writ commands the defendant to appear and answer.

The bill filed in this case contained in substance a general interrogatory coupled with the prayer for process, which is sufficient to save it from the objection made by appellants, even if the interrogatory part of the bill was important.

Affirmed.

All concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Lesley v. Parker
Court Name: Supreme Court of Florida
Date Published: Feb 21, 1919
Citation: 77 Fla. 205
Court Abbreviation: Fla.
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