Crawford-Adsit Co. v. Fordyce

While the rule as to what constitutes multifariousness in a bill in chancery is of that nature that it is not always clear whether a bill is demurrable for such reason, it is well settled that a bill is multifarious when it seeks to litigate several claims which are in their nature separate from and have no relation or dependence upon each other. Ryan v. Trustees of Shawneetown et al., 14 Ill. 20; Burnett et al. v. Lester, 53 Ill. 325; Whiteside Co. v. Burchell, 31 Ill. 68; Story’s Equity Pleadings, 9th Ed., Secs. 279-279a-280-284-285-286a-286b-533-534-537, notes; Murray v. Hay, 1 Barb. Ch.…