Merriam v. Holloway Pub. Co.

Miller, Justice,

(orally.) We have the same difficulty in these cases in regard to the Webster’s Dictionary controversy that we had in the case of ■ Stephens v. Overstolz, post, 465, (just decided.) The difficulty is that the parties demur to the whole bill, and of course if there is any one thing in the bill that is good, — that is to say, if the bill taken altogether entitles the complainant to some kind of relief, — the demurrer should be overruled. If a party in chancery or in a law case wants to demur to a particular part of a bill or declaration, he should not frame his demurrer as is…