Abraham Bros. v. Southern Ry. Co.
Decision Date | 20 December 1906 |
Citation | 42 So. 837,149 Ala. 547 |
Parties | ABRAHAM BROS. v. SOUTHERN RY. CO. |
Court | Alabama Supreme Court |
Appeal from City Court of Montgomery; A. D. Sayre, Judge.
Action by Abraham Bros. against the Southern Railway Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed.
This was an action begun by appellants against the appellee in the city court of Montgomery to recover damages for a failure to deliver certain live stock. The complaint was filed and summons issued thereon on December 15, 1904, and service was made upon an agent of the defendant in Birmingham on December 16, 1904. On January 20, 1905, the defendant appeared specially and filed a verified plea in abatement, to which a demurrer was sustained. On February 17, 1905, the cause was continued by agreement, and on April 12, 1905, defendant filed an amended plea in abatement, to which demurrers were filed and sustained, with leave to amend the plea.
On December 19, 1905, an amended plea in abatement was filed, as follows: Plaintiff moved to strike this plea, because not filed within the time allowed for pleading and this motion was overruled.
The plaintiff then demurred to the plea: ...
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