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· 9/23/1985

Lawson v. City of Mammoth Spring

Citations

  • 287 Ark. 12
  • 696 S.W.2d 712
  • 1985 Ark. LEXIS 2150

How courts have described this case

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  • ‘“[WJhen confronted with a shotgun complaint, a trial court should order the plaintiff to give a more definite statement of his claims, even if the defendant does not ask for one.” (citation omitted)
  • “Before any court can undertake to decide, however, whether a complaint states a claim upon which relief can he granted, the court must he able to understand the nature of the claims that the complaint asserts”

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Judges: Hickman, Purtle

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