CPLR § 3026

Construction

§ 3026. Construction. Pleadings shall be liberally construed. Defects shall be ignored if a substantial right of a party is not prejudiced.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/3026

In plain English

Pleadings are liberally construed. Defects are ignored unless a substantial right is prejudiced. ★

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.