Card v. Hines’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district ·

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1. ““The rules of pleading in the admiralty are exceedingly simple and free from technical requirements. It is incumbent on the li-bellant to propound with distinctness the substantive facts on which he relies; to pray, either specially or generally, for the relief appropriate to them; and to ask for such process of the court as is suited to the action, whether in rem or in personam. ■“It is incumbent on the respondent to answer distinctly each substantive fact alleged in the libel, either admitting or- denying, or declaring his ignorance thereof, and to allege such other facts as he relies upon as a de-fence, either in part or in whole, to the case made by the libel. “The proofs of each party must correspond substantially with his allegations, so as to prevent surprise. But there are no technical . rules of variance, or departure in pleading, like those in the common law, nor is the court precluded from granting the relief appropriate to the case appearing on the record, and prayed for by the libel, because that entire case is not distinctly stated in the libel.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. United States v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins.