Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1804

Holbrook v. Pratt

Holbrook v. Pratt
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Decided October 15, 1804
1 Mass. 96

Holbrook v. Pratt

Opinion of the Court

The Court

(Dana, C. J., Strong, and Thacher, justices) gave no opinion as to the second exception; but they held the first to be fatal. (1) The counsel for the plaintiff moved to amend; refused; being after joinder in demurrer. (2)

Declaration quashed.

It has since been unanimously decided, and the- opinion of the Court elaborately given by Parsons, C. J., that quod, cum, is bad in trespass only upon special demurrer; post, vol. ii. 358, Coffin vs. Coffin.

See post, vol. ii. 82, Perkins vs. Burbank, where the Court seemed to restrict the rule that amendments and repleaders should not be granted, after joinder in demurrer, to cases where the proposed amendment went to the merits of the action.

See post, p. 104, Walker & Al. vs. Maxwell, where an amendment of a plea was allowed after joinder in demurrer.

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