Lockhart v. Hoke

Williams, President:

A demurrer to the plaintiff’s bilbwas sustained, apparently on the ground of multifariousness, and the questions arising thereon are certified to this Court for decision.-

The suit is brought by Sallie Lockhart and her six illegitimate children, whose ages range from forty-three down to twenty-one years, against the administrator and the legitimate children and heirs at law of James H. Hoke, deceased. The bill is framed in a double aspect and prays for relief in the alternative and for this reason apparently the court hold it to be multifarious and sustained the demurrer…