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Conley v. Gibson


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Conley v. Gibson (1957)
by Hugo Black
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Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that provided a basis for a broad reading of the "short plain statement" requirement for pleading under Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

913740Conley v. Gibson — SyllabusHugo Black

United States Supreme Court

355 U.S. 41

Conley  v.  Gibson

No. 7.

Argued Oct. 21, 1957.

Decided Nov. 18, 1957.

Mr. Joseph C. Waddy, Washington, D.C., for petitioners.

Mr. Edward J. Hickey, Jr., Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Mr. Justice BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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