Westbrook v. Griffin

1. Where a petition is met with a general demurrer which sets out that no cause of action is shown by the petition, the judgment sustaining the demurrer, if not reversed, is a bar to any subsequent suit by the plaintiff against the defendant on the claim or demand set forth in the petition, either upon the ground set forth therein, or upon any other grounds which could have been added thereto by amendment. Satterfield v. Spier, 114 Ga. 127, 132 (39 S. E. 930); McElmurray v. Blodgett, 120 Ga. 9, 15 (47 S. E. 531). However, a demurrer, which states that “ defendant demurs to the petition…