Legal Opinion · Dissent

Morrell v. City of Phoenix

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided April 9, 1915No. Civil No. 1434Published

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the County of Maricopa. J. C. Phillips, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Dissent

CUNNINGHAM, J.,

Dissenting.—I am unable to concur in the order of the majority of the court affirming the judg*518ment sustaining the general demurrer to the eomplaint. Briefly, I will state some of the reasons that influence my dissent.

Paragraph 468, Civil Code of 1913, provides:

“The defendant may demur to the eomplaint when it appears upon the face thereof, either: ... (6) That the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.”

The demurrer filed by the defendant is as follows:

“Comes now the defendant . . . and demurs to the plaintiff’s complaint filed herein, for the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Beers Ex Rel. Platenius v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1858
  2. Bank of Washington v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1858

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