Opinion
46589.
ARGUED SEPTEMBER 20, 1971.
DECIDED NOVEMBER 15, 1971.
Action for damages. Chatham Superior Court. Before Judge McWhorter.
J. Walter Cowart, for appellant.
Joseph B. Bergen, for appellee.
Defendant in a suit for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution appeals from the order striking parts of her answer pursuant to Code Ann. § 81A-112 (f) (redundant, immaterial, impertinent or scandalous). The order was certified for immediate review.
Defendant contends that by striking these sections the court has deprived her of the opportunity to adequately defend against the harsh allegations of the complaint. We disagree. It is sufficient to say that the court did not abuse its discretion in ordering certain parts stricken. The remainder of the answer adequately covers all of the plaintiff's allegations.
Judgment affirmed. Bell, C. J., and Eberhardt, J., concur. Whitman, J., not participating because of illness.