Gallagher v. Delaney

California Supreme Court
Gallagher v. Delaney, 10 Cal. 410 (Cal. 1858)
Baldwin

Gallagher v. Delaney

Opinion of the Court

Baldwin, J., delivered the opinion of the Court

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

In 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.

Judgment reversed, and cause remanded, without costs.

Reference

Full Case Name
GALLAGHER v. DELANEY
Cited By
6 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
It is error to render a final judgment on demurrer to plaintiff's complaint. Where the complaint is defective, the Court should sustain the demurrer, with leave to the plaintiff to amend his complaint,* and if the plaintiff then declines, judgment final should be given.