{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-515-3","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 515:3","heading":"Brief Statement.","body":"No special plea shall be required in a civil action, except a plea of title to real estate in actions in municipal courts; but any defense may be proved under the general issue, upon a brief statement thereof being filed in such time as the court may order.","path":["Title LIII: PROCEEDINGS IN COURT","Chapter 515: TENDER, PLEADING, AND SETOFF","Pleading"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LIII/515/515-3.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:51:49Z","sha256":"e8b36ad94572f9b2d7123c101e6a0b99e392c449f29f3346e74df721b2b6917c","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-515-2","next":"us-nh/rsa-515-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}