Alford, Bettis & Co. v. W. B. Hancock & Sons

There are two principles of law, or we might say, applications of the same principle, which are fatal to demand of plaintiffs. Code of Practice, article 174, § 4, is to this effect: “ The petition must contain a clear and concise statement of the object of the demand, as well as of the nature of the title, or the cause of action on which it is founded.”

The object of this provision, like all laws regulating pleadings, is to afford due and fair notice. When a plaintiff has not. set forth a material and principal fact, connected with his demand, and which necessarily should be stated as part of…