Houston v. Town of West Greenville

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Fraser.

The following is the statement in this case.

“This action was commenced on November 24, 1919, by service of summons and complaint upon town of West Greenville, Southern Railway Company, and Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads. The latter defendant was joined because of the fact that at the time the suit was filed the railroad was in the hands of the federal government. The defendant, Southern Railway Company, demurred to the complaint, which was sustained by Judge De Vore in an order passed at the November, 1920, Court of…