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BILL OF PARTICULARS, practice (law)


BILL OF PARTICULARS, practice. A detailed informal statement of a plaintiff is cause of action, or of the defendants' s set-off. is cause of action, or of the defendants' s set-off. 2. In all actions in which the plaintiff declares generally, without 2. In all actions in which the plaintiff declares generally, without specifying his cause of action, a judge upon application will order him to specifying his cause of action, a judge upon application will order him to give the defendant a bill of the particulars, and in the meantime stay, give the defendant a bill of the particulars, and in the meantime stay, proceedings. 3 John. R. 248. And when the defendant gives notice or pleads a proceedings. 3 John. R. 248. And when the defendant gives notice or pleads a set-off, he will be required to give a bill of the particulars of his set-set-off, he will be required to give a bill of the particulars of his set-off, on failure of which he will be precluded from giving any evidence in off, on failure of which he will be precluded from giving any evidence in support of it at the trial. The object in both cases is to prevent surprise support of it at the trial. The object in both cases is to prevent surprise and procure a fair trial. 1 Phil. Ev. 152; 3 Stark Ev. 1055. The bill of and procure a fair trial. 1 Phil. Ev. 152; 3 Stark Ev. 1055. The bill of particulars is an account of the items of the demand, and states in what particulars is an account of the items of the demand, and states in what manner they arose. Mete.