Marion v. City Council
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Purdy, J., Charleston, August, 1903. Action by Sophia S.- Marion against City Council of Charleston. From order overruling demurrer, defendant appeals. cites: 13 S. C., 824; 24 S. C., 475; 29 S. C., 180; 24 S. C., 44; 25 S. C., 513; Pom. on Rem., secs. 775, 456, 457; 42 S. C., 116; 37 S. C., 42; 26 S. C., 480; 8 How., 73; 1 State R., 96; 7 How., 236. cites: Code Proc., 188, 463, 476; 48 S. C., 79; 28 S. C., 98; 29 S. C., 407; .13 S. C., 317; 22 S. C., 476; 49 S. C.,…
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Before Purdy, J., Charleston, August, 1903. Action by Sophia S.- Marion against City Council of Charleston. From order overruling demurrer, defendant appeals. cites: 13 S. C., 824; 24 S. C., 475; 29 S. C., 180; 24 S. C., 44; 25 S. C., 513; Pom. on Rem., secs. 775, 456, 457; 42 S. C., 116; 37 S. C., 42; 26 S. C., 480; 8 How., 73; 1 State R., 96; 7 How., 236. cites: Code Proc., 188, 463, 476; 48 S. C., 79; 28 S. C., 98; 29 S. C., 407; .13 S. C., 317; 22 S. C., 476; 49 S. C., 95; 64 S. C., 221.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
The question presented by the exceptions in this case is whether a complaint is subject to a demurrer, on the ground it appears upon the face of the complaint that several causes of action have been improperly únited, when the allegations are set forth, in form, as a single cause of action.
This question is conclusively settled by the case of Cartin v. R. R., 43 S. C., 221, 20 S. E, 979, in which the Court uses this language: “If two- causes of action were set forth in the complaint, without being separately stated, the defendant, it is…
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