· 3/2/1973
Rehberger v. Project Plumbing Co., Inc.
Citations
- 205 N.W.2d 126
- 295 Minn. 577
- 1973 Minn. LEXIS 1353
How courts have described this case
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- noting that the failure to plead an affirmative defense, such as the statute of limitations, constitutes a waiver of that defense
- noting that the failure to plead an affirmative defense, such as the statute of limitations, constitutes a waiver of that defense
- holding court would not review issue presented to, but not passed on by district court, noting “[t]his is especially true in a case * * * where the facts * * ⅜ are in dispute” (citation omitted)
- rejecting statute of limitation defense because defendant failed to plead and trial court never considered defense
- “A failure to plead an affirmative defense, without later amendment of the pleading, waives the defense.”
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Judges: Knutson, Todd, MacLaughlin, Olson
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