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  "name": "McLERAN v. MORGAN et al.",
  "name_abbreviation": "McLeran v. Morgan",
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        "text": "Gregg, J.\nThe appellees brought their suit, upon a promissory note, against the appellant, and Marquis L. Andrews, as the administrator of James O. Gill, to the last November term of the Pulaski Circuit Court.\nThe appellant, and Andrews, as administrator, appeared and filed a joint demurrer, and Andrews filed a separate demurrer.\nThe court sustained Andrews\u2019 demurrer and the plaintiffs elected to discontinue as to him.. The court, overruled the appellant\u2019s demurrer, and he rested and final judgment was rendered against him, and he appealed to this court and obtained a supersedeas.\nThis is a suit at law and commences as follows :\n\u201cCharles E. Morgan, William B. Buck. Albert Perrin and Emerson G. Elkington, .Firm name of E. C. Morgan & Co., vs. Complaint at law. James MeLeran, and Marquis Tj. Andrews, administrator of James O. Gill.\n1 V Plaintiffs. J } -n \u00bf , . j Defendants.\nThe plaintiffs, in the above entitled case, state that the defendants, James MeLeran and James O. Gill, now deceased, the said Marquis L. Andrew's, his administrator, by their promissory note, dated October 6,1868, agreed to pay to the plaintiffs, six months after date thereof, the sum of $1466 T0y, which note is herewith filed and made a part of this complaint.\nNo part of said debt has been paid, wherefore they pray judgment for their debt and for other relief.\u201d\nThe note filed answered the description of the complaint and was signed \u201cMeLeran & Gill.\u201d\nThe appellant set up three causes of demurrer: First, That the complaint is insufficient in law'-; Secondly, The matters and things therein contained, do not constitute a cause of action by -plaintiffs against those defendants. Lastly, that there is a misjoinder of parties defendants. ,\nThe first and second causes of demurrer amount, in substance, to the same and may be considered together.\nIt is suggested that the style of the court is not given, which is likely a misprision in making up the transcript; at all events, it is one of those formal defects that the court below should always allow corrected, upon motion, and as no objection was made there, it cannot be successfully urged in this court.\nIt is urged that the complaint is insufficient, because the body of it does not contain the name of each plaintiff, with the averment that they did .business in a firm name stated, and also an averment that the defendants were indebted to them and that they executed the note in a certain style, etc.\nSection 109, of the Civil Code, states what the complaint must contain:\nFirst, The style of the court.\nSecond, The style of the action, consisting of the names of all the parties thereto, distinguishing them as plaintiffs and defendants, followed by the words \u201c complaint at law,\u201d etc.\nThird, A statement in ordinary and concise language, without repetition, of the facts constituting the plaintiff\u2019s cause of action.\nFourth, A demand of the relief to which the plaintiff considers himself entitled.\nSection 138, declares if the action is founded on a note, or \u25a0 other writing as evidence of indebtedness, it must be filed as a part of the pleading. In this case, the style of the action is sufficiently stated, the names of all the parties and.the firm name of the plaintiffs given, and it is not necessary to repeat all these in the body of the complaint if they are sufficiently referred to, as in this case, to fully apprise the defendants, whose complaint they are to answer, and followed by sufficient averments of the nature and cause of the action.\nThe appellant, also, urges that there is no averment of his. (-James McLeran\u2019s) liability. He (James McLeran) is charged as being one of the defendants; the complaint avers that the-defendants, by their promissory note, bearing date, etc;., six months after date, etc., agreed to pay tlie plaintiffs $1460 etc., and filed the note and made it a part of the pleading.\nThis sufficiently advised the defendant as to what he was called upon to answer, and the note being on.file and forming a part of tlie pleading,' the defendant was thereby fully advised as to the terms -of the note and the manner of its execution, and consequently could have well set up any defense he may have had to the merits of the action.\nThere is no error in the judgment rendered by the court below and that.'judgment is affirmed with the usual damages.",
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        "author": "Gregg, J."
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    "attorneys": [
      "Montgomery & Vi'oririck, for Appellant.",
      "A. II. Garland, for Appellees.,"
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    "head_matter": "McLERAN v. MORGAN et al.\nPleading\u2014 Where style of court omitted in declaration. \u2014 -The ojuission to give flio style of the court in a declaration, is a formal defect, which may be cor- \u25a0 rooted on motion, iu the court below, and where no objection is made there, it cannot be urged in this court.\nDeclaration \u2014 When suit by firm, what not necessary. \u2014 In a suit by a firm, whore the style of the action is sufficiently stated, the names of all the paries and the firm name of the plaintiffs given, it is not necessary to repeat these in the body of the complaint, if they aro sufficiently referred to.\nAPPEAL EROM PULASKI CIRCUIT COURT.\nIIon. John 'Whytock, Circuit Judge.\nMontgomery & Vi'oririck, for Appellant.\nFirst, The .Code does not authorize a recovery upon any statement of facts, which, before its adoption, did not authorize a recovery in some form of action. See Hill, for use of Ylintersmith vs. Barrett, etc., 14 B. Monroe, p. 84, 86.\nSecond, The body of the petition should show who complains, and if partners, to describe and name each partner, etc., as at common law. 1 Chittg PL, 257-264 ; Stephens\u2019 PL, 302-441; Gould\u2019s PI. 77-8.\nThird, The simple filing of the note, sued on, does not dispense with any necessary allegation to constitute a cause of action. Dodd vs. King2 Met., 430.-\nFourth,- The complaint is not entitled to any court, nor is relief prayed from any court. Code, see. 109 ; Myer\u2019s {Ky.) Code, p. 326, d.\nFifth, The indorsement on the note -shows title in some one other than plaintiffs. Mger's {Ky.) Code,p. 326,/.\nA. II. Garland, for Appellees.,\nThe only cause of demurrer that, existed at all was obviated or removed? when the case was.dismissed as to Andrews; but really this joinder of parties was always permissible. You had to render separate judgments, hut they could be sued jointly. Code, secs 82, 34, etc., p. 29 ; Gould\u2019s Digest, \u00b6. 628, chap. 94."
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