Deaton v. Deaton

The questions upon this appeal revolve around defendant’s demurrer ore terms to the complaint, his motion to dismiss as of nonsuit at the close of all the evidence, and his motion to set aside the verdict.

The demurrer was general in terms. It is not directed to any one or more of the several causes for divorce alleged in the complaint but to the complaint as a whole. Mills Co. v. Shaw, Comr. of Revenue, 233 N.C. 71.

It is a well established rule in this jurisdiction that a complaint is sufficient to withstand a demurrer if it in any part or to any extent presents á cause of action, or if…