Old Colony Insurance Co. v. Dressel

220 Ga. 354 (1964)

138 S.E.2d 886

OLD COLONY INSURANCE COMPANY

v.

DRESSEL et al.

22519.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Argued July 13, 1964.

Decided October 13, 1964.

Rehearing Denied November 5, 1964.

Fulcher, Fulcher, Hagler & Harper, A. Montague Miller, for plaintiff in error.

QUILLIAN, Justice.

1. The office of a special demurrer is to compel the opposite party to plead his cause or defense plainly, fully and distinctly. See Code § 81-101. By requiring a plaintiff to set forth the facts upon which he relies for recovery with requisite clarity and fullness two purposes are accomplished. First, the…