Owen v. City of Eastland

The city of Eastland brought suit against Briggs Owen to recover the amount of a special assessment for a street improvement and to foreclose a lien upon a certain lot or tract of land situated in Eastland. Plaintiff’s petition was filed February 27, 1924. The defendant, by his attorneys, Grisham Bros., on April 16, 1924, filed an answer consisting of a general demurrer and general denial. On January 26, 1926, the case was dismissed for want of prosecution; the order of dismissal reciting that the action was taken on motion of defendant’s attorney. On January 6, 1927, plaintiff filed a…