Fisher v. Lamm’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
May 2019
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Terry v. Terry · 33 N.C. App. 447 - Ross v. Ross
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A motion for a more definite statement is the most purely dilatory of all the motions available under the Rules of Civil Procedure, and should not be granted so long as the pleading meets the requirements of Rule 8 . . . and fairly notifies the opposing party of the nature of the claim.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“transactions, occurrences, or series of transactions or occurrences, intended to be proved showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, and . . . [a] demand for judgment for the relief to which he deems himself entitled.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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