Legal Opinion

Healy v. King County

Washington Supreme Court

Decided February 23, 1905No. 5063PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Morris, J., entered December 10, 1903, upon dismissing an action, after sustaining an objection to any evidence on the ground that the complaint did not state a cause of action.

1Per curiam

The defendant demurred to the complaint, on the ground that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. Upon the coming up of said demurrer for argument, the defendant, in open court, waived its demurrer, and took time to answer. The case having been called for trial and a jury duly impaneled and sworn, a witness was called on behalf of the plaintiff; whereupon the defendant objected to the introduction of any testimony on behalf of the plaintiff, on the ground that the complaint failed to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The court sustained the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Watson v. Town of KentWashington Supreme Court · 1904

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Lee v. Gorman Packing CorporationWashington Supreme Court · 1929
  2. Crane Co. v. Aetna Indemnity Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1906

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