Phipps

Phipps v. Western Pacific Development Co.

Good Law
1922 Cal. App. LEXIS 32·60 Cal. App. 171·212 P. 407
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaDecember 18, 1922Civ. No. 3971.California1,694 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

James, J.

In this action demurrers of defendants to the complaint of the plaintiffs were sustained. Plaintiffs declined to avail themselves of the leave given to amend, and judgment was thereafter entered against them. From that judgment appeal was taken.

Under the condition of the case as it appears from the foregoing statement, the question as to the correctness of the court’s ruling in sustaining the demurrers is alone presented. The demurrers presented both the general ground as to the insufficiency of the facts stated to constitute a cause of action and various particular and special grounds of uncertainty and alleged misjoinder of parties plaintiff and misjoinder of causes of action. We think that the grounds of uncertainty are those which require particular consideration. Briefly summarized, the cause of action attempted to be set forth in the complaint was one wherein the plaintiffs, as owners of lots in a tract of land which had been subdivided by the Western Pacific Development Company, defendant, asserted the right to Eave preserved the lots in the dimensions originally platted and to have left the streets and ways in the same position and width, including parkways established,…

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