What is the purpose of pleadings in civil law?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Rodrigues v. Tribe, 2016 BCSC 1233 (CanLII):
K. Smith J. described the function of pleadings in Homalco Indian Band v. British Columbia, [1998] B.C.J. No. 2703 (S.C.) at para. 5: The ultimate function of pleadings is to clearly define the issues of fact and law to be determined by the court. The issues must be defined for each cause of action relied upon by the plaintiff. That process is begun by the plaintiff stating, for each cause, the material facts, that is, those facts necessary for the purpose of formulating a complete cause of action…
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