Goodrich v. Stanton
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action by an indorsee against the indorser of two promissory notes, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and tried to the court, Robinson, J., upon the defendant’s demurrer to the amended complaint; the court sustained the demurrer and rendered judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The action was originally brought in October, 1892, for $1,500, on the common counts.
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Action by an indorsee against the indorser of two promissory notes, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and tried to the court, Robinson, J., upon the defendant’s demurrer to the amended complaint; the court sustained the demurrer and rendered judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The action was originally brought in October, 1892, for $1,500, on the common counts. In 1897, a so-styled “supplemental complaint” was filed, containing a “second” and “ third ” count. The second count was in the ordinary form, on an…
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
This action was brought upon a complaint which consisted simply of the common counts, claiming $1,500 damages. Before the cause could be in a condition to justify proceeding to judgment, it was necessary for the plaintiff to file a bill of particulars, or such further statement by way either of a substituted complaint or of amendment, as might he requisite to show the true nature of his demand. Practice Book, p. 12, § 1. He waited nearly five years, and then filed what he styled a “ Supplemental Complaint,” consisting of a “ second count ” and a “ third count,” and showing that this demand…
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