Hilltop Properties, Inc. v. State

Plaintiff appeals from the judgment dismissing its amended complaint after it failed to further amend said complaint to which defendant’s demurrer had been sustained. Plaintiff’s amended complaint purported to state two causes of action, one based on inverse condemnation, the other, on breach of contract predicated upon promissory estoppel. Among the grounds listed in its demurrer, defendant urged the defense of failure to state a cause of action. It was on this ground, as to both causes of action, that the demurrer was sustained.

Questions Presented

1. Does plaintiff’s complaint state a cause…