Case Name: John Anderson et al., Appellants, v. George Richards et al., Appellees
Court: Illinois Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Decision Date: 1859-04
Citations: 22 Ill. 217
Docket Number: 
Parties: John Anderson et al., Appellants, v. George Richards et al., Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: Illinois Reports
Volume: 22
Pages: 217–218

Head Matter:
John Anderson et al., Appellants, v. George Richards et al., Appellees.
APPEAL FROM HENRY.
Where there is a general demurrer to a declaration containing several counts, some of which are good, the demurrer must be overruled.
This was an action of assumpsit. The declaration counted upon a promissory note, and also embraced several common counts. To this declaration the defendants filed a demurrer, which was overruled by the court, Drury, Judge, presiding. The defendants stood by their demurrer. A judgment was rendered against the defendants below for the sum of $3,064.44.
The causes assigned for supporting the demurrer were principally mistakes in grammar.
W. H. L. Wallace, and W. Smith, for Appellants.
B. C. Cook, for Appellees.

Opinion:
Breese, J.
The demurrer was properly overruled, it being to the whole declaration, and the common counts therein being good. The rule is, where there is a general demurrer to a declaration containing several counts, if there be one or more good counts, the demurrer must be overruled. Cowles v. Litchfield, 2 Scam. R. 356 ; Young v. Campbell, 5 Gilm. R. 82 ; Walter v. Stephenson, 14 Ill. R. 77.
This being so, the defective special counts are both saved. Besides, " mala grammatica non vitial chartamJ There being no error assigned which we can notice, the judgment of the court below is affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.