Act No. 190 Section 95

Defendant having counterclaim.

Section 95

SEC. 95. Defendant having counterclaim. — The defendant may set forth by answer as many defenses and counterclaims as he may have, whatever their nature. They must be separately stated, and the several defenses must refer to the cause of action which they are intended to answer, in a manner by which they may be intelligibly distinguished. The defendant may also answer one or more of the several causes of action stated in the complaint, and demur to the residue.

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