LEGAL DOCUMENT

Case: Frank T. Saunders vs. William C. Pendleton, Town Treasurer of the Town of Westerly
Citation: 19 R.I. 292
Court: Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 1895-11-22
Docket Number: 
Pages: 292–292
Volume: 19
Reporter: Rhode Island Reports

Parties: Frank T. Saunders vs. William C. Pendleton, Town Treasurer of the Town of Westerly.

Frank T. Saunders vs. William C. Pendleton, Town Treasurer of the Town of Westerly.
After pleading tlie general issue tlie defendant’s motion to dismiss the action for defects in the declaration ought not to be granted if the declaration, (hough technically defective in form, contains a substantial statement of a cause of action.
Plaintiff’s petition for a new trial.
Albert B. Crafts, for plaintiff.
November 22, 1895.

Per Curiam.
The court is of the opinion that though the declaration is technically defective in form, it contains a substantial statement of the plaintiff’s cause of action, and that the defendant’s motion to dismiss, after having pleaded the general issue, comes too late and should not have been granted.
Plaintiff’s petition for a new trial granted, and case remitted to the Common Pleas Division for further proceedings.