Engleburg v. Tonkel

Appellee, Mrs. Fannie B. Tonkel, filed her bill against appellant, Harry Engelburg, in the second district of the chancery court of Bolivar county. Appellant demurred to the bill on the ground that it presented no equity upon its face. The demurrer was overruled and the trial court granted an appeal to settle the principles of the cause.

We believe the following will be a sufficient statement of the case made by appellee’s bill:

Appellee sought to recover from appellant, as her tenant, rents due her for the use of a store building in Shaw, which rents had been assigned to appellee by her…