Legal Opinion

Bryan v. Henderson

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided October 12, 1889PublishedCited by 1 opinion

PROM SEVIER. Appeal from Chancery Court of Sevier County. H. R. Gibson, Ch.

1Opinion of the CourtLurtom, J.

This is a bill filed to perpetually enjoin a judgment at law.' A demurrer to the jurisdiction of the Court to entertain the bill upon the facts alleged was overruled: Subsequently the bill was amended upon leave granted in the decree overruling demurrer. The defendant, instead of again demurring, answered the bill as amended, denying the facts upon which relief was sought. The action of the Court in overruling the demurrer to the original bill is now assigned as error. The demurrer ought to have been sustained. It is insisted, however, that, "inasmuch as the bill was subsequently amended,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gilliam v. McCormackTennessee Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Greenlaw v. PettitTennessee Supreme Court · 1889

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Brodhead v. DodginCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992

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