Nuce Acoustic Ceilings & Drywall, Inc. v. DeLesline Construction, Inc.
The Second DCA affirmed a final judgment against a drywall subcontractor after bench trial in a commercial construction contract dispute, writing separately to clarify the distinction between affirmative defenses and general denials. Evidence supporting a general denial is admissible at trial without pleading it as an affirmative defense; only 'confession and avoidance' defenses — which admit the allegations and add new facts — must be specifically pleaded.
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