Robbins v. Mendenhall
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Oity Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. Alex. McKinstry. This action was brought by James Mendenhall, against Martin Bobbins, George Keyser, and John Hartnvell, to recover damages for the breach of a special contract, by which the defendants, “as trustees of the Jacksonville school district in Mobile county,” employed the plaintiff to take charge-of the school for a session of five months, commencing in September, 1857. The defendants demurred to the…
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Appeal from the Oity Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. Alex. McKinstry. This action was brought by James Mendenhall, against Martin Bobbins, George Keyser, and John Hartnvell, to recover damages for the breach of a special contract, by which the defendants, “as trustees of the Jacksonville school district in Mobile county,” employed the plaintiff to take charge-of the school for a session of five months, commencing in September, 1857. The defendants demurred to the complaint, “for the reason that the same does not, on its face, show any sufficient cause of action against the defendants.”…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
The only error assigned on this record, is the overruling of the defendants’ demurrer to the complaint. Looking into the demurrer, we find it does not specify any grounds of demurrer, within the spirit of the statute. — Code, § 2253; Burns v. Mayor of Mobile, 34 Ala. 485. The demurrer is but a general one, without specifying any grounds. We cannot consider this as a demurrer under our statute ; and the result is, that the assignment of error raises no question for our consideration.
Judgment affirmed.
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