Legal Opinion
Radtke Patents Corporation v. CJ Tagliabue Mfg. Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 28, 1939No. 549PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMPBELL, District Judge.
This is a motion to strike, under Rule 12 (f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c.
Such a motion is not favored, and will be granted only when the allegations have no possible relation to the controversy. Hansen Packing Co. v. Armour & Co., D.C., 16 F.Supp. 784, 787.
This is true even though the matter is shown to be false by the moving affidavits, as the motion to strike should not be granted if the court is in any doubt that it cannot avail as a defense, or if under any contingency it may raise an issue. Hespe v. Corning Glass…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Keystone Driller Co. v. General Excavator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Hansen Packing Co. v. Armour & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1936
- Hespe v. Corning Glass Works, Inc.District Court, W.D. New York · 1935
3Cited by11 opinions
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- National Credit Union Administration v. First Union Capital Markets Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1999
- Evans v. HerbransonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1950
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. SchumacherDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1944
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