Case Name: Sloteman and another vs. Mack, imp.
Court: Wisconsin Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
Decision Date: 1884-11-25
Citations: 61 Wis. 575
Docket Number: 
Parties: Sloteman and another vs. Mack, imp.
Judges: 
Reporter: Wisconsin Reports
Volume: 61
Pages: 575–575

Head Matter:
Sloteman and another vs. Mack, imp.
November 12
November 25, 1884.
Striking matter from pleading: Immaterial error.
Where, after matter is stricken from a pleading, all evidence admissible under the original pleading can still be introduced, the error, if any, in striking out such matter is immaterial, and the order will be affirmed.
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County.
Eor the appellant there was a brief by Finches, Lynde <& Miller, and oral argument by Mr. Geo. P. Miller.
Eor the respondents the cause was submitted on the brief of Cotshcmsen, Sylvester, Scheiber cfe Jones.

Opinion:
LyoN, J.
This is an appeal from an order striking out certain portions of appellant's answer. The action is upon a contract for putting a steam-heating and ventilating apparatus in the building of the appellant, one of the defendants. The answer consists of matter pleaded as a defense to the action, and two counterclaims. The portions stricken'out are in the defensive portion of the answer. It is unnecessary to make any more specific statement of the pleadings," or to determine whether the matter stricken out should have been retained. If it was error to strike out those portions, it is one which does not harm the appellant or affect any substantial right. Under the answer, as it now stands, the appellant may introduce any evidence that he could have introduced under the original answer. Hence the error (if error it be) does not work a reversal of the order. R. S. sec. 2829.
By the Court.— The order of the circuit court is affirmed.