Covin v. Willie

L. B.'Covin brought suit against Cairo Banking Company and against O. T. Davis and J. W. Nicholson. All of these defendants appeared and filed demurrers and answers. The court sustained the demurrers to the extent of striking all allegations of tort from the plaintiff’s petition and requiring him to proceed ex contractu. After this time J. W. Nicholson filed a demurrer, on the ground that there was a misjoinder of parties, and this demurrer was sustained and an order entered striking J. W. Nicholson as a party defendant. Afterwards on the same day the trial judge sustained a general demurrer…