Dudley v. City of Cambridge

The plaintiff, a permanent member of the uniformed fire fighting force of the city of Cambridge (the city), seeks declaratory relief against the city, the city manager, and the chief of the fire fighting force. The bill, which contains sixty-four paragraphs of allegations and twelve prayers for relief, comprises fifteen pages of the printed record. The bill is so prolix in content, diffuse in language, and obscure in purpose as clearly calling for a demurrer. Neither the Superior Court nor this court should be taxed with such circumlocutory pleading. The city, however, undertook to answer to…