De Toro v. Robinson
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtDe Haven, J.
This action is brought to obtain a decree that the plaintiffs are the owners in equity of a *373certain named undivided interest in 50,444 acres of land within the tract called Los Coyotes, and "that the defendants hold the legal title to such undivided interest in trust for them. The defendants answered, and thereafter moved for a judgment upon the pleadings, which motion was granted, and judgment thereupon entered in favor of the defendants. The plaintiffs appeal.
A motion for judgment on the pleadings, such as was made in this case, is proper when the complaint does not state a cause of action.…
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