Title XXXV CIVIL PROCEDURE AND LIMITATIONS Chapter 509 Effective - 28 Aug 1943 509.350. Motion searches record. — Upon motion directed to an answer or reply, substantial defects in all prior pleadings may be considered and judgment rendered against the party who has first failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted or to state a legal defense to a claim. -------- (L. 1943 p. 353 § 67)
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