Leonard v. Maxwell

Tbe office of a demurrer is to test tbe sufficiency of a pleading, admitting, for tbe purpose, tbe truth of factual averments well stated and such relevant inferences as may be deduced therefrom, but it ■does not admit any legal inferences or conclusions of law asserted by tbe pleader. Pearce v. Privette, 213 N. C., 501, 196 S. E., 843; Kirby v. Reynolds, 212 N. C., 271, 193 S. E., 412; Ballinger v. Thomas, 195 N. C., 517, 142 S. E., 761; Manning v. R. R., 188 N. C., 648, 125 S. E., 555. We must, therefore, look to tbe allegations of tbe complaint to ascertain tbe questions presented.

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