Supreme Court of the United States December 15, 1863 (Clearwater v. Meredith)

Mr. Justice DAVIS,

after stating the ease, delivered the opinion of the court:

In order to arrive at a correct solution of this question, it is important to consider whether the plea is a good one, for a demurrer, whenever interposed, reaches back through the whole record, and “ seizes hold of the first defective pleading.