Legal Opinion

Edwards v. Hellings

California Supreme Court

Decided August 10, 1893No. 15100PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court;

1Opinion of the CourtMcFarland, J.

This purports to he an action upon a judgment. The complaint was demurred to upon the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and also as ambiguous, uncertain, etc. The demurrer was overruled; and defendants refusing to answer, judgment was entered for plaintiff. W. B. Hellitigs, one of the defendants, appeals. •

The general demurrer should have been sustained for the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action upon a judgment. The only averment in the complaint about a judgment is as follows: “That on the 21st of June,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Weller v. DickinsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. EscobarCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
  2. Tracy v. MacIntyreCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
  3. Clark v. NordholtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
  4. Browne v. UlrichCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948

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