Clearview Gardens First Corp. v. Weisman

The motion is to strike the case from the jury calendar on the ground that it states causes of action, if any, in equity rather than in law. The complaint consists of thirty-four causes of action and occupies fifty-nine closely printed pages, and uses approximately 30,000 words. These statistics are not expressed as a criticism, on the contrary, the complaint is not unnecessarily verbose but they do illustrate the difficulty of a concise statement of the particular question on this motion.

There are six plaintiffs, all co-operative housing ventures. It is alleged on behalf of each of them that…