World Granite Co. v. Morris Bros.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY Appeal from the Chancery Court of Shelby County.— Hon. F. H. Heiskell, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKinney
The original hill in this canse was filed hy the World Granite Company to recover from Morris Bros., a partnership, an account amounting to $1,420.
Defendants answered the bill, denying that they were indebted to the complainant in any sum, and in said answer demanded a jury to try the issues.
When the cause came on for hearing, the defendants insisted on having same tried by a jury, hut the chancellor was of the opinion that they were not entitled to a jury, and, over their objection, heard the cause without a jury.
The defendants declined to offer any proof, and upon the evidence introduced by…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Harris v. BogleTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
3Cited by2 opinions
- Newburger v. NewburgerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1930
- Hackman v. HarrisTennessee Supreme Court · 1972