Northwestern Motor Car, Inc. v. Pope

The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether the trial court was correct in overruling defendant’s demurrer.

This court has repeatedly held (as the trial court noted) :

“When a complaint is challenged by demurrer as not stating a cause of action, we adhere to the rule that it is to be liberally construed with a view to substantial justice to the parties, and it is entitled to all reasonable inferences to support the complaint which can be drawn from the facts pleaded. Secs. 263.07 and 263.27, Stats.; Wulf v. Rebbun (1964), 25 Wis. 2d 499, 502, 131 N. W. 2d 303.”

The trial court then stated: