Broadway Hospital & Sanitarium v. Decker
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered February 4, 1907, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint dismissing an action for specific performance.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, C. J.
In this cause.the trial court sustained a general demurrer to the complaint. The plaintiff having elected to stand upon its complaint, and having refused to amend, the court entered judgment dismissing the action. The plaintiff has appealed from the judgment. The sole question to he determined is whether the trial court erred in holding that the complaint does not state a cause of action. The purpose of the action is to enforce specific performance of a contract, and it will be necessary to set forth at length the substance of the extensive allegations of the complaint.
The complaint shows…
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