Court Opinion

ID: 9602447
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 01:55:07.385143+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:02:03.622569
License: Public Domain

*704On Motion for Rehearing.
■Capable counsel argue in their motion with much earnestness that the judgment sustaining the demurrers to the previous petition, as amended, did not decide the merits — which is unquestionably necessary for it to bar this action. We here set forth portions of the renewed demurrers, to wit: “sets forth no cause of action against the defendant (s), nor does it allege any matter or thing entitling the plaintiff, in law or equity, to the relief prayed for or to any relief whatsoever against the defendant [s].” Other grounds asserted that it was barred by laches and by the statute of limitation. No lawyer can deny that all such grounds went to the merits of the case. The renewed demurrers contained these by reference and also a ground of want of parties which would not go to the merits. But the judgment on the renewed demurrers containing all the above grounds was as follows: “the within demurrers, as renewed, are, after argument of counsel sustained, and the petition as amended is Dismissed.” It cannot be denied that the judgment sustained each ground and, hence, went to the merits of the case by holding that no cause of action was alleged. We hope sincere counsel will see from the foregoing that the merits were decided where it was held that all the allegations on their merit alleged no cause of action.