Court Opinion

ID: 5442757
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-01-08 18:05:47.486114+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:32:04.260119
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The Court.
Action on a promissory note. The complaint averred that the defendant “ has refused and still refuses to pay ” the principal or interest of the note, or any part thereof, and “ that there is now due ” the sum, etc. The complaint was demurred to on the ground *124that there was no allegation of non-payment. The demurrer was overruled.
We are of opinion the demurrer should have been sustained. The averments of the complaint are not equivalent to an averment of non-payment. “ The failure to pay constitutes the breach, and must be alleged.” (Frisch v. Caler, 21 Cal. 71; Davaney v. Eggenhoff, 43 Cal. 395.)
Judgment reversed, and cause remanded with directions to sustain the demurrer.