Reid v. Field
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of Culpeper county overruling the demurrer of the plaintiff to the defendant’s special plea in the action at law, wherein Joseph Reid, who sued for the benefit of Ober & Son, was plaintiff, and H. S. Field was defendant. ,
1Opinion of the Court
Richardson,
stating the case), delivered the opinion of the court.
The sole question to be determined here is, did the circuit court err in its judgment overruling the plaintiff’s demurrer to the defendant’s said special plea ? In order to a proper solution of this question, it becomes necessary to enquire into the sufficiency of the plea which was demurred to.
A general demurrer is one which excepts to the sufficiency of a previous pleading in general terms, without showing specifically the nature of the objection; and such demurrer is sufficient when the objection is on matter of substance. 1…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Strange v. FloydSupreme Court of Virginia · 1852
- Commercial Bank of Manchester v. BucknerSupreme Court of the United States · 1858
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