Southern Construction Co. v. Pickard

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that the purpose of Rule 13(a) is \to prevent multiplicity of actions and to achieve resolution in a single lawsuit of all disputes arising out of common matters\
• stating that the purpose of Rule 13(a) is “to prevent multiplicity of actions and to achieve resolution in a single lawsuit of all disputes arising out of common matters”
• noting that Rule 13(a) prevents parties from asserting omitted compulsory counterclaims in future litigation
• discussing policy underlying Rule 13 of avoiding multiplicity of actions and of resolving in a single suit “all disputes arising out of common matters”
• discussing Marshall Durbin Farms, Inc. v. National Farmers Organization, Inc., 446 F.2d 353 (5th Cir. 1971)
• Rule 13 “was designed to prevent multiplicity of actions and to achieve resolution in a single lawsuit of all disputes arising out of common matters.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).