Whitaker v. Record
Whitaker v. Record
Opinion of the Court
—The petition is manifestly insufficient to support a recovery. It contains no averment of any breach of contract on the part of the defendants. It is not enough that the plaintiff is the holder of a note which the defendants are liable to pay; it must appear by averment that they have violated their contract, by refusing to make payment of the note agreeably to their undertaking,' in order that the petition may show a cause of action. It is essential, to constitute the statement of a cause of action, that it appear, by averment, not only that the plaintiff has a right, but that the defendant has done or omitted some act or duty in derogation of that right.
Moreover, there is no sufficient service upon any of-the defendants.
Judgment reversed and cause remanded.
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- Samuel Whitaker v. George W. Record
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- Where a petition does not contain an averment of a breach of contract upon the part of defendant, it is manifestly insufficient to support a recovery. It is not enough that the plaintiff is the holder of a note which the defendants are liable to pay; it must appear by averment that they-have violated their contract, by refusing to make payment of the note agreeably to their undertaking, in order that the petition may show a cause of action. It is essential, to constitute the statement of a cause of action, that it appear by averment not only that the plaintiff has a right, but that the defendant has done or omitted some act or duty in derogation of that right.