Adams v. Owens

STEPHENSON, Justice.

Jane Owens, as plaintiff, filed this suit as a class action seeking a declaratory judgment. The subject of the suit is the construction of restrictions on Blue Star Addition, commonly known as Thomas Road. The relief sought by plaintiff is that a proposed sale would not violate the restrictive covenants. Gilbert T. Adams, Ewell Strong, and Fritz H. Seewald were named as defendants representing the class sued.

Strong and Seewald each filed answers admitting that plaintiff had a good cause of action. In an amended answer, Strong alleged that he was representing only him self,…