Lane v. Griswold

Defendants filed a demurrer to the complaint, and made a motion for judgment on the pleadings. A motion for judgment on the pleadings by defendants is tantamount to a demurrer on the ground that the complaint did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. Woodruff v. Insurance Co., 260 N.C. 723, 133 S.E. 2d 704; Fisher v. Motor Co., 249 N.C. 617, 107 S.E. 2d 94; Hill v. Parker, 248 N.C. 662, 104 S.E. 2d 848; 3 Strong, N. C. Index, Pleadings, § 30, and Supplement to ibid; 71 C.J.S., Pleading, § 425(b). In Erickson v. Starling, 235 N.C. 643, 71 S.E. 2d 384, Ervin, J., said for…