Legal Opinion

McLean Trucking Co. v. Dowless

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 14, 1959No. 389PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHiggiNs, J.

Motions to amend the pleadings to make the same more definite, and to strike, and orders thereon have been heard on repeated occasions and by three different judges of the superior court. While the matters actually in dispute do not appear too complicated, yet the pleadings have been added to and taken from to such extent a clear understanding of them can be gained only by painstaking ■study and analysis. Since the case must go back for another hearing, it is suggested the parties recast their pleadings in the interest of ■clarity and to the end the trial court and jury may understand what…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Erickson v. StarlingSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  2. Newsome v. SurrattSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
  3. Horne v. . EdwardsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
  4. Hicks v. KoutroSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1958

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Stacy v. Jedco Construction, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1995
  2. State Highway Commission v. CapeCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
  3. Intermodal Transportation Systems, Inc. v. Hucks Piggyback Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1976

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