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10 Cal. 410

Gallagher v. Delaney

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1858

California Supreme Court · decided 1858-07-01

In this case, the defendant demurred to the complaint, and the Court entered final judgment, sustaining the demurrer, and dismissing the complaint. From this judgment, the plaintiff appealed to this Court.

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Decided 1858-07-01

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Baldwin, J., delivered the opinion of the Court

¶1Terry, C. J., and Field, J., concurring.

¶2In this case, the Court below rendered final judgment on the defendant’s demurrer, and dismissed the complaint. The judgment should have been sustaining the demurrer, with leave to the plaintiff to amend; and, if he declined, then judgment final. The complaint is so drawn as to leave no little doubt as to the purpose of the pleader. • If the object be to enforce a trust, the complaint should so distinctly aver, and the prayer should correspond. The complaint may be so amended as to present distinctly the plaintiff’s claim to the relief he seeks.

¶3Judgment reversed, and cause remanded, without costs.

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