Crass v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Decatur. Heard before tbe. Hon. W. H. Simpson. The bill iu this case was filed by the Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company, against J. T. Crass, the Bethlehem Iron Company, and the Decatur & Nashville Improvement Company.
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Appeal from the City Court of Decatur. Heard before tbe. Hon. W. H. Simpson. The bill iu this case was filed by the Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company, against J. T. Crass, the Bethlehem Iron Company, and the Decatur & Nashville Improvement Company. The defendant Crass demurred to the bill, assigning seventeen grounds of demurrer, which may be summarized as follows: 1. Because the biíl is not verified by oath, that said bill is not filed in collusion with the defendants the Bethlehem Iron Company and the Decatur and Nashville Improvement Company; 2. Because the bill shows that complainant…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The bill was filed by the appellee to enforce a common carrier’s lien upon certain property which had been transported by it, and which was then in its possession, and also to require the defendants (appellants) to interplead as to the ownership of the property. Certain causes of demurrer to the bill were overruled by the court, and before answers were filed or decree pro confesso taken, the court decreed that the defendant should interplead. Erom this decree the appeal is prosecuted. The bill shows that The Bethlehem Iron Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Pennsylvania,…
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