Womack v. Horton’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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1. “(a) Request for Admission. A party may serve upon any other party a written request for the admission, for purposes of the pending action, of the truth of any matters within the scope of Rule 26(b) set forth in the request that relate to statements or opinions of fact or the application of law to fact, including the genuineness of any documents described in the request.... Each matter of which an admission is requested shall be separately set forth. The matter is admitted unless, within 30 days after service of the request, the party to whom the request is directed serves upon the party requesting the admission a written answer or objection addressed to the matter, signed by the party or by his attorney.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Norrell v. Giles

2. “The policy of this court through the years has been to require compliance with the rule governing responses to requests for admissions. Barnett Restaurant Supply, Inc. v. Vance, 279 Ark, 222, 650 S.W.2d 568 (1983), citing Stocker v. Hall, 269 Ark. 468 , 602 S.W.2d 662 (1980); White River Limestone Products Co. v. Mo. Pac. Rd. Co., 228 Ark. 697 , 310 S.W.2d 3 (1958). If the responses are not on time or are faulty for some other reason, such as not being signed by the parties or being inadequate and deficient, this court has made it a practice of deeming the requests to be admitted. Stocker v. Hall, 269 Ark. 468 , 602 S.W.2d 662 (1980).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Borg-Warner Acceptance Corp. v. Kesterson