Legal Opinion
McCloud v. Bradley
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 7, 1986PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TODD, Presiding Judge, Middle Section.
The plaintiff, Pamela Robinson McCloud, has appealed from the dismissal of her suit *363for failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted.
A motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can b¿ granted is the equivalent of a demurrer under the former practice, and is a test of the sufficiency of the leading pleading. Holloway v. Putnam County, Tenn.1976, 534 S.W.2d 292; Comprobst v. Sloan, Tenn.1975, 528 S.W.2d 188.
Plaintiff filed a complaint, an amended complaint and a second amended complaint. Rather than attempt to…
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- Medlin v. Allied Investment CompanyTennessee Supreme Court · 1966
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