Legal Opinion

Watson v. Jones Bros.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 15, 1898PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from the Chancery Court of Russell. Heard before the lion. Jere N. Williams. The facts appear in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, C. J.

— The bill in this case was filed by Jones Brothers against ’Tina Watson. The respondent demurred to the bill assigning a number of grounds. The chancellor sustained the demurrer. And the respondent prosecutes this appeal from that decree. Of course the appeal cannot be maintained, the decree appealed from having been in favor of the appellant. It is of no consequence that in rendering his decree sustaining the demurrer, the chancellor undertook to say that he overruled all the grounds of demurrer except a specified one, nor is it of any consequence that there were two demurrers, filed on…

2Cited by13 opinions

  1. Howell v. HowellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
  2. Terry v. Allen Bros.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1902
  3. Coleman v. ButtSupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
  4. Cottingham v. GreelySupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
  5. American Life Ins. Co. v. PowellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954

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