187 P. 910 | Mont. | 1920
delivered the opinion of the court.
This appeal, by the defendant, from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, presents but one question: Does the complaint state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action ?
Stripped of formal parts, the complaint alleges that on April
•' The sufficiency of the complaint was tested by general demurrer and by objection to the introduction of evidence.
It is apparent from the complaint that whether plaintiff received .any consideration for the money paid is made to depend upon the validity or invalidity of the lease. The allegation that the lease was and is null and void is but the statement of a bare, legal conclusion. There is not a fact disclosed from which the invalidity can be determined. ' .
Section 6582, Bevised Codes, provides that the complaint must contain .a statement of the facts constituting the cause of action; and, because the complaint in this instance fails to do so, it will
The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded for further proceedings.
Reversed and remanded.