Manchester v. Storrs

Issue of law, by a demurrer to a part of the complaint.

Issue of fact on a plea of nil debit to residue of the complaint.

Gridley, Justice.

The counsel for the Defendants asks to argue the demurrer before trying the issue of fact, while the counsel for the Plaintiff’s insists, that there is no legitimate demurrer; and asks to have the issue of law stricken from the calendar, which will leave the complaint admitted on the record, except so much of it as is denied by the answer.

The complaint is on a bastardy bond, commencing by an allegation, that the Defendants are indebted to the Plaintiffs, as…