Part 55 · Pleadings, Motions, and Hearings

Rule 55.15. Particularity Required in All Averments of Fraud or Mistake

Amended September 1, 1973 (current)

In all averments of fraud or mistake, the circumstances constituting fraud or mistake shall be stated with particularity. Malice, intent, knowledge and any other condition of mind of a person may be averred generally.

Committee Notes

This is the same as prior Rule 55.17. Compare: Rule 9(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.