Litigation
Feb. 5, 2014
Time to put the demurrer out to pasture?
One of the great ironies of modern litigation practice is the origin of the word "demur," which comes from the Middle English word "demuren" - meaning to linger or delay. By Richard L. Kellner and Shant Karnikian
One of the great ironies of modern litigation practice is the origin of the word "demur," which comes from the Middle English word "demuren" - meaning to linger or delay. That Middle English definition is an apt description of what "demurrer" practice has become in many courts in California.
Decades ago, when our court dockets were not overwhelmed, the demurrer process made a lot of...
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