Legal Opinion
Benner v. Philadelphia Musical Society
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 7, 1963No. Civ. A. No. 30732PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, District Judge.
In my previous opinion in this case1 (Associated Orchestra Leaders of Greater Philadelphia v. Philadelphia Musical Society, Local 77, of the American Federation of Musicians, D.C., 203 F.Supp. 755) I said, at pages 756 and 758:
“The complaint in this ease approaches the incredible. It contains four counts and 98 paragraphs. Many of the paragraphs in one count are incorporated by reference in one or more of the other counts, so that analysis of the complaint demands painstaking re-shuffling of its 36 pages. It is indeed a veritable compendium of prolixity.
“We…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Luther Robinson Maddox v. Raymond O. ShroyerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Associated Orchestra Leaders of Greater Philadelphia v. Philadelphia Musical Society, Local 77, of American Federation of MusiciansDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
- Carl Gutmann & Co. v. Rohrer Knitting Mills, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1949
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