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735 ILCS 5/ 2-602
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§ 2-602 Designation and order of pleadings
Article II: Civil Practice
Part 6: Pleading
Rule Text
The first pleading by the plaintiff shall be designated a complaint. The first pleading by the defendant shall be designated an answer. If new matter by way of defense is pleaded in the answer, a reply shall be filed by the plaintiff, but the filing of a reply is not an admission of the legal sufficiency of the new matter. Further pleadings may be permitted as required by the court.
Amendment history: (from Ch. 110, par. 2-602) (Source: P.A. 82-280.)