Norris v. Brown

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Cothran.

As long as' a complaint states facts which entitle the plaintiff to some relief, it is error to sustain a demurrer upon the general ground. If such cause of action be defectively stated, the defendant’s remedy is a motion to make more definite and certain, or if the defect is fatal to the cause of action, a demurrer upon the general ground. In such case it is usual and entirely proper to sustain the demurrer with leave to amend.

The complaint is exceedingly prolix, and it will serve no useful purpose to incumber the reports with a…