Anderson v. Davis

The bill in this case was filed by J. M. Anderson and J. M. Anderson, Jr., against E. J. Davis individually, and seeks to recover damages for an alleged breach of a written contract to sink a slope upon .a tract of land about five miles from Monterey, Tennessee, on which the Central Coal Company, a corporation, was engaged in coaling mining operations. The hill alleges that the contract was entered into ‘ ‘ with E. J. Davis who was doing business in the name of Central Coal Company. ’ ’

The defendant filed a plea in abatement in which it is averred that the bill shows on its'face that the…