Demurrer to the Third Cause of Action for Loss of Consortium by Defendant Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance (“Providence”) is OVERRULED. Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance is ordered to file an answer within fifteen days.
Demurrer:
A demurrer for sufficiency tests whether the complaint states a cause of action. (Hahn v. Mirda (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 740, 747.) When considering demurrers, courts read the allegations liberally and in context. In a demurrer proceeding, the defects must be apparent on the face of the pleading or via proper judicial notice. (Donabedian v. Mercury Ins. Co. (2004) 116 Cal.App.4th 968, 994.) “A demurrer tests the pleadings alone and not the evidence or other extrinsic matters. Therefore, it lies only where the defects appear on the face of the pleading or are judicially noticed. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 430.30, 430.70.) At the pleading stage, a plaintiff need only allege ultimate facts sufficient to apprise the defen
Hearing Date
June 28, 2017
Type
Med Malpractice (Drs & Surgeons) (General Jurisdiction)
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Demurrer to the Third Cause of Action for Loss of Consortium by Defendant Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance (“Providence”) is OVERRULED. Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance is ordered to file an answer within fifteen days.
Demurrer:
A demurrer for sufficiency tests whether the complaint states a cause of action. (Hahn v. Mirda (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 740, 747.) When considering demurrers, courts read the allegations liberally and in context. In a demurrer proceeding, the defects must be apparent on the face of the pleading or via proper judicial notice. (Donabedian v. Mercury Ins. Co. (2004) 116 Cal.App.4th 968, 994.) “A demurrer tests the pleadings alone and not the evidence or other extrinsic matters. Therefore, it lies only where the defects appear on the face of the pleading or are judicially noticed. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 430.30, 430.70.) At the pleading stage, a plaintiff need only allege ultimate facts sufficient to apprise the defen