Legal Opinion
Schiavone v. Fortune
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 18, 1986No. 84-1839PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court 1
477 U.S. 21 (1986)
SCHIAVONE ET AL.
v.
FORTUNE, AKA TIME, INC.
No. 84-1839.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued February 26, 1986
Decided June 18, 1986
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
Morris M. Schnitzer argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Theodore W. Geiser and Thomas S. Cosma.
Peter G. Banta argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.
2Opinion of the Court · BlackmunJustice Blackmun
This case primarily concerns Rule 15(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and its application to a less-than-precise denomination of a defendant in complaints filed in federal court near the…
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