Harri v. Isaac

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment on the pleadings. Defendant’s general demurrer having been overruled, he filed a general denial and later moved for judgment on the pleadings upon several grounds, the only one of which we need consider is that the complaint does not set forth facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against defendant.

The complaint alleges that at the time in question defendant was the sheriff of Treasure county, Montana, and plaintiff was the owner of certain oil well pipe theretofore used by the Montana Belle Oil and Gas Company in Custer county, under a lease…