Chilcote v. Jordan

It appears from the briefs filed in this cause that it was an action for slander filed by the appellant against the appellee; that the appellee, defendant below, on September 20, 1934, filed a plea in abatement to the complaint, and, on September 22, the plaintiff, appellant here, filed an answer in general denial to the plea in abatement. On June 29, 1935, the court found for the plaintiff on the plea in abatement; and later, on November 25, 1935, the court, without notice to the plaintiff, vacated its ruling made on June 29, 1935, and rendered judgment for the defendant on the plea in…