judgment on demurrer
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Ballentine's (1916)
Definitions from Case Law
From 205 U.S. 122 - Northern Pacific Railway Company v. Jacob Slaght · 1907Most cited · 233 citing opinions
It is well established that a judgment on demurrer is as conclusive as one rendered upon proof. ... The general rule of the extent of the bar is not only what was pleaded or litigated, but what could have been pleaded or litigated.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A judgment in favor of the party whose pleading was demurred to, upon failure to amend.