Littleton v. Littleton
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Justice.
The appeal is from a decree overruling demurrer to the original bill as amended.
The only grounds of demurrer here argued relate to the question of multifariousness. We think they were properly overruled.
As often observed, no universal rule in regard to multifariousness is admitted to be established to cover all possible cases. The objection relates largely to a matter of discretion, and every case must in a measure be governed by what is convenient and equitable under its peculiar facts, subject to the recognized principles of equity jurisprudence. “It is, therefore, always…
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