Legal Opinion

City of Greenwood v. Telfair

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided September 26, 1949No. 37173PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.

The City of Greenwood is a municipal corporation operating under the Code Chapter on Municipalities and acts under the commission form of government as provided therein.

From time to time various street improvement programs have been adopted and various streets of the city have been paved. In each instance the City has followed the proportion of two-thirds of the cost to be borne by adjacent property owners, and the other one-third to be borne by the municipality.

In 1946 certain streets remained unpaved and the City determined to pave these streets as listed in the ordinances, and, for some…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Feemster v. City of TupeloMississippi Supreme Court · 1920
  2. Morris Ice Co. v. AdamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1897
  3. McDonald v. State Tax CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1930

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. OXFORD ASSET PARTN. LLC v. City of OxfordMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Palmertree v. GarrardMississippi Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Oxford Asset Partners, LLC v. City of Oxford, MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2006

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