sustaining demurrer

sustaining demurrer
Upholding a demurrer. Deciding in favor of the demurrant. A demurrer is sustained when an order of court is made to the effect that the demurrer is sustained and the order is entered upon the docket. See Kaufman v Buckley, 285 Mass 83, 188 NE 607.

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