Common Law Procedure Amendment Act (Ireland) 1853

Partial Defence.

CXCIX. Any Person taking Defence as aforesaid to an Ejectment on the Title shall be at liberty to limit his Defence to a Part only of the Property mentioned in the Writ, describing that Part with reasonable Certainty, otherwise the Defence shall be deemed to apply to the whole; but a Defence to an Ejectment for Nonpayment of Rent shall be a Defence for all the Lands and Premises in the Summons mentioned; and in case a Defendant shall desire to take Defence for Part only of the Premises, upon the Ground that such Part was not included in the Lease or other Instrument sought to be evicted, he shall make a special Application to the Court for that Purpose.