Is an application to strike out a pleading on the ground it does not disclose a cause of action an attack on the sufficiency of the pleading?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Alberta (Treasury Branches) v. Jackson, 1988 CanLII 3814 (AB QB):
An application to strike out a pleading on the ground it does not disclose a cause of action is an attack on the sufficiency of the pleading: Kolber v. Tradewinds Smith Travel (Edmonton Q.B. 8703 10694, June 26, 1987, Master).
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