CPLR § 3014

Statements

Rule 3014. Statements. Every pleading shall consist of plain and concise statements in consecutively numbered paragraphs. Each paragraph shall contain, as far as practicable, a single allegation. Reference to and incorporation of allegations may subsequently be by number. Prior statements in a pleading shall be deemed repeated or adopted subsequently in the same pleading whenever express repetition or adoption is unnecessary for a clear presentation of the subsequent matters. Separate causes of action or defenses shall be separately stated and numbered and may be stated regardless of consistency. Causes of action or defenses may be stated alternatively or hypothetically. A copy of any writing which is attached to a pleading is a part thereof for all purposes.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/3014

In plain English

Pleadings use plain, concise statements in consecutively numbered paragraphs, each with (as far as practicable) a single allegation. Separate causes/defenses are separately stated and numbered, and may be pleaded inconsistently or in the alternative. ★ An attached writing is part of the pleading for all purposes.

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 2 — The JG-22 CPLR and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.