Ward v. Oakley Co.

From a judgment in favor of defendants predicated upon the sustaining without leave to amend of their demurrer to plaintiff’s second amended complaint in an action to recover damages under section 377 of the Code of Civil Procedure for the wrongful death of plaintiff’s two children, plaintiff appeals.

Facts: The second amended complaint purports to allege eight causes of action. The first four apply to the wrongful death of plaintiff’s decedent James Elwood Ward, Jr., and the last four are identical except in that they apply to the wrongful death of plaintiff’s decedent William Gerard Ward.…