446 So. 2d 615 - Dutton v. Dutton’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
April 1993
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Odess v. Taylor · Bellenger v. Whitt · Watson v. Hamilton · Schleper v. Ford Motor Co. · Cunningham v. Staples
Most-quoted passages
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““Rule 37, Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, provides a method to deal with a failure to respond to discovery. Under its terms when a party fails to respond to interrogatories, the party propounding them may seek a court order by motion to compel response. Rule 37(a)(2), A.R.Civ.P.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage“may be derived from the expressions of the parties or from the facts and circumstances surrounding their business relationships.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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