new assignment

Hist. A plaintiff’s restatement of a claim because the first complaint did not contain sufficient details.

• The purpose was to allow a plaintiff to reply to a defendant’s responsive plea that did not address the plaintiff’s specific claim because the complaint was too general. New assignment has been replaced by amended pleadings.

— Also termed novel assignment.

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