Legal Opinion
Spaulding v. Denton
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 18, 1975No. Civ. A. Nos. 4581, 4771, 4772PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAYTON, District Judge.
A tragedy at sea is the subject of three damage suits in admiralty, which have been consolidated for trial. Before the Court is a motion by one of the plaintiffs for inspection of certain documents pursuant to Rule 37, Fed.R.Civ.P. Defendant responds that these documents do not “contain matters within the scope of Rule 26(b) . . . ”1 because, within the contemplation of Rule 26(b)(3), they were prepared “in anticipation of litigation,” and plaintiff has not shown a “substantial need” for them.
The parties agree upon the basic factual background. Defendant’s…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Southern Railway Company v. Carl Talmadge LanhamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Thomas Organ Co. v. Jadranska Slobodna PlovidbaDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1972
- Daniel J. McDougall Jr. v. Kenneth R. DunnCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- STATE EX REL. ALLSTATE INS. v. GaughanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
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