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YORDEN v. FLASTE

Civ. A. No. 3925.

374 F.Supp. 516 (1974)

Doris YORDEN, Administratrix of the Estate of Samuel Reed, Deceased, and Miriam Reed, in her own right, Plaintiffs, v. Irving FLASTE, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

April 11, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Siegle, Siegle, Scallan, March & Berman, Media, Pa., and Garry G. Greenstein, Knecht, Greenstein & Berkowitz, Wilmington, Del., for plaintiffs.

Roger P. Sanders, Prickett, Ward, Burt & Sanders, Wilmington, Del., for defendant.

OPINION

LAYTON, District Judge.

This case raises questions which go to the heart of the philosophy behind the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and tests the concept of notice pleading and the principle that the purpose of pleading is to facilitate a proper decision on the merits.

Doris Yorden, Administratrix of the Estate of Samuel Reed, and Miriam Reed, his alleged common-law wife, brought this action against Irving Flaste alleging that on November...

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