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