Hirshfeld

Hirshfeld v. Weill

Bad Law
121 Cal. 13·1898 Cal. LEXIS 843·53 P. 402
Supreme Court of CaliforniaMay 31, 1898L. A. No. 369California696 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Garoutte, J.

This appeal presents questions arising upon a judgment-roll not containing a bill of exceptions. There are many defendants in the action, and they filed a joint demurrer claiming that the complaint did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and also claiming that there was a misjoinder of parties defendant. The general demurrer being joint, if a cause of action be skated against any of the defendants it was properly overruled. (Azevado v. Orr, 100 Cal. 293 .) The court there said: “So, also, a joint demurrer by all of the defendants must be overruled if the complaint is good against either of them.” It is here conceded that a cause of action is stated against some of the defendants. Again, in speaking of a misjoinder of parties defendant, the court in the above case said: “A complaint is not necessarily defective in which there is united with some defendants another against whom no liability is alleged *15 or recovery sought, and an order overruling a demurrer for misjoinder of parties defendant does not constitute a reversible error if it can be seen that the rights of the parties have not been prejudiced.” We deem it plain that no rights of the defendants…

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