Jordan v. Cook

On February 28, 1921, J. M. Cook instituted an equitable action against J. H. Jordan and H. G. Stephens. The defendants filed a demurrer to the petition, and subsequently a plea to the jurisdiction of the court. On October 21, 1921, the court overruled the demurrer, and directed a verdict against the defendants on their plea to the jurisdiction. Exceptions pendente lite were duly filed, assigning error on both judgments. The- case proceeded to trial on its merits, and on October 16, 1923, a verdict was returned for the plaintiff. The defendants made a motion for a new trial, based on the…