Public Market Co. v. City of Portland

The plaintiff, Public Market Company, instituted this suit on the equity side of the court against the City of Portland, praying for specific performance of a contract and for an accounting. The city demurred to the complaint upon two grounds: (1) that the complaint failed to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of suit, and (2) that the court had no jurisdiction of the subject of the suit for the reason that the plaintiff had a complete and adequate remedy at law. The circuit court sustained the demurrer and, upon plaintiff’s refusal to plead further, dismissed the suit and provided…