THE SCOPE OF A CIVIL ACTION

Authors

William Wirt Blume, University of Michigan Law SchoolFollow

Abstract

In the last fifty years the rules which deal with what Professor Millar happily has called "The Compass of the Cause" have shown "conspicuous advance." This advance is clearly reflected in the Rules of Civil Procedure of the District Courts of the United States, effective in 1938. It is the purpose of this paper, first, to present a complete analysis of the concept: scope of a civil action; second, to show the weaknesses of the codes in dealing with this concept; and, third, to indicate to what extent these, weaknesses have been remedied by the new federal rules (1938).

Recommended Citation

William W. Blume, THE SCOPE OF A CIVIL ACTION, 42 Mich. L. Rev. 257 (1943).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol42/iss2/4