Legal Opinion
Swetman v. Harrison County
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 14, 1949No. 37474PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
Appellants are the Trustees of the Biloxi Municipal Separate School District. Suit was filed by the County of Harrison to remove the claim of such, trustees and of the City of Biloxi as clouds upon the title of complainant.
The relevant facts are as follows: the land in question is a vacant lot within the limits of the municipality of Biloxi. It was purchased by the city on March 29, 1940. Payment in the sum of $2,500 therefor was made “from funds which had been allocated to the Biloxi Municipal Separate School District”, according to the original bill. It is further alleged that on May 5,…
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