Doyal v. Russell

In logical order, the motions to dismiss the petition for want of jurisdiction of the defendants who were nonresidents of the county in which the suit was filed should be the first matters for consideration; but in the view we take of the case it is not improper to pass immediately to the merits and consider whether the petition states a cause of action, the court below having ruled upon this question and sustained the petition.' Upon a fair interpretation of the petition and all amendments thereto, including the several prayers, three general conclusions are inevitable: (1) The allegations…