Clark v. Sanders

LAWSON, Justice.

This is a suit for declaratory judgment filed in the circuit court of Covington County, in equity, by Mrs. Tishie Clark against Lucille Sanders, alias Lucille S. Clark, and J. Howard Clark.

J. Howard Clark died after the suit was filed but before service of any process and the cause was amended by striking him as a party respondent.

The trial court upheld the legal sufficiency of the amended plea in abatement filed by the respondent Lucille S. Clark. Issue was taken on that plea. The trial court, after hearing the evidence, decreed that the amended plea in abatement was…