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· 1/22/1979

Gambino v. Louisiana

Citations

  • 439 U.S. 1123

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “If a defendant is fully apprised of the conduct which has given rise to the action, his ability to defend will not be impaired.”
  • new plaintiff allowed to be named in complaint, where defense to original plaintiff's claim was primarily legal in nature, the defense had already been tried and it applied to both the original and new plaintiff

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Judges: Application, Brennan, Grant

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