Metropolis Bending Co. v. Brandwen

MURPHY, District Judge.

Defendant moves to dismiss plaintiffs’ action and in the alternative for a more definite statement and to strike impertinent matter. Defendant contends (a) failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted; (b) lack of jurisdiction of the subject matter.

To the pleadings is assigned the task of general notice giving, whereas narrowing and clarifying the basic issues be-tween the parties, ascertaining the facts or information as to the existence or whereabouts of facts relative to those issues is the role of the deposition-discovery process aided by the pre-trial…