(b) Fraud, Mistake, Condition of the Mind. In all

averments of fraud or mistake, the circumstances constituting fraud or mistake shall be stated with particularity. Malice, intent, knowledge, and other condition of mind of a person may be averred generally. (c) Adoption by Reference—Exhibits. Statements in a pleading may be adopted by reference in a different part of the same pleading or in another pleading or in any motion. A copy of any written instrument which is an exhibit to a pleading is a part thereof for all purposes. (c) Conditions Precedent. In pleading the performance or occurrence of conditions precedent, it is sufficient to aver generally that all conditions precedent have been performed or have occurred. A denial of performance or occurrence shall be made specifically and with particularity. (d) Title of Pleading—Citation of Statute. A party filing a complaint, counterclaim, or cross-claim seeking relief under any specific statute is required to cite the statute relied upon in parentheses following the title of the pleading or in the heading for the section asserting the statutory claim. (d) Official Document or Act. In pleading an official document or official act it is sufficient to aver that the document was issued or the act done in compliance with law. (e) Conformity With Rule 76. All pleadings shall be prepared and filed in conformity with the provisions of Rule 76 as well as this rule. (e) Judgment. In pleading a judgment or decision of a domestic or foreign court, judicial or quasi-judicial tribunal, or of a board or officer, it is sufficient to aver the judgment or decision without setting forth matter showing jurisdiction to render it. (f) Statutes and Ordinances. In pleading any statute or ordinance or other enactment of the state or a subdivision thereof, it is sufficient to identify the statute, ordinance or enactment without setting forth the matter contained therein. (g) Time and Place. For the purpose of testing the sufficiency of a pleading, averments of time and place are material and shall be considered like all other averments of material matter. (h) Special Damage. When items of special damage are claimed, they shall be specifically stated. (Adopted by SCO 5 October 9, 1959; amended by SCO 1153 effective July 15, 1994)