Legal Opinion
Taliaferro v. Salyer
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 12, 1958No. Civ. 17490PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBray, J.
Plaintiff appeals from judgment on order sustaining demurrer of defendant Mrs. Francis McCarthy to sixth amended complaint.
Questions Presented
1. May a special demurrer which lacks specifications of grounds of objections be considered?
2. Was it error to sustain the demurrer to the fourth, fifth and sixth counts?
3. Was defendant’s general demurrer insufficient?
1. Special Demurrer.
The demurrer was both general and special. The special grounds were stated in the words of section 430, Code of Civil Procedure, as “a misjoinder of parties defendant,” “several causes of action . . . improperly united…
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