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The court shall not regard any defect or\nimperfection in the pleading, whether it has been heretofore deemed mispleading\nor insufficient pleading or not, unless there be omitted something so essential\nto the action or defense that judgment, according to law and the very right of\nthe cause, cannot be given.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 8-102, 8-109; 1954, c. 333; 1977, c. 617.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}