Tex. & Pac. R'y Co. v. Gill

Opinion by

Willson, J.

§ 175. Parties plaintiff; joinder of. It is well settled that if the right of action is in one person only, another cannot be joined with him as plaintiff. It is also settled, that one joint owner cannot alone maintain a suit to recover his individual interest in property destroyed. When the right of action'is joint, the suit must be brought by all who are entitled to redress. [Stachely v. Pierce, 28 Tex. 328; Sayles & Bassett’s Pl. & Pr. § 278; W. & W. Con. Rep. § 249; R'y Co. v. Hollingsworth, ante, p. 149.]

§ 17 0. Joint owners of crops on land rented by one to the…