Hames v. Cravens’s Empirical Analysis

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6 federal appellate · 2 district · 45 state decisions

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1. “Arkansas has adopted a clear standard to require fact pleading: “a pleading which sets forth a claim for relief. . . shall contain (1) a statement in ordinary and concise language of facts showing that the pleader is entitled to relief . . .” ARCP Rule 8(a)(1). Rule 12(b)(6) provides for the dismissal of a complaint for “failure to state facts upon which relief can be granted.” This court has stated that these two rules must be read together in testing the sufficiency of the complaint; facts, not mere conclusions, must be alleged. Rabalaias v. Barnett, 284 Ark. 527 , 683 S.W.2d 919 (1985). In testing the sufficiency of the complaint on a motion to dismiss, all reasonable inferences must be resolved in favor of the complaint, and pleadings are to be liberally construed. Id.; ARCP Rule 8(f).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brown v. Arkansas Department of Correction

2. “are actually independent actions to redress injuries suffered primarily by the shareholder and secondarily, if at all, by the corporation”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Arndt v. First Interstate Bank of Utah N.A.

3. “Any action to recover for the alleged losses was derivative in nature and an individual suit was not the proper route for relief.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rains v. Jones