Legal Opinion
Brown v. Rhoades
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 13, 1927PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSturgis, J.
Action on the case to recover for personal injuries. The defendants filed a general demurrer, and by agreement the case is reported to the Law Court for determination of the sufficiency of the plaintiff’s declaration.
The merits of the plaintiff’s claim are not in issue. By interposing a general demurrer the defendants admit all facts well pleaded, and the only issue is whether in the language used the plaintiff has stated a legal cause of action. Chickering v. Power Co., 118 Me., 414.
While it is a general rule of pleading that want of definite allegations essential to a cause of action render…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brotherton v. Manhattan Beach Improvement Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1896
- Levinski v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Blanchette v. Union Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Tucker v. RandallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1807
- Lumsden v. L. A. Thompson Scenic Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Orr v. First National Stores, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
- Dunbar v. GreenlawSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1956
- Ouelette v. MillerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1936
- Hurley v. TowneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1959
- Inman v. WillinskiSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1949
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