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232Denial to be substantial answer
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### 232 Denial to be substantial answer
> > (1) A denial by a party in a pleading of an allegation of fact in a previous pleading of the opposite party –
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> > > > (a) must not be evasive; and
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> > > > (b) must answer the point of substance.
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> > (2) A mere denial of a debt or liquidated demand in money is not sufficient.
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> > (3) A denial by a party in a pleading of an allegation of fact with divers circumstances is not sufficient.