In Re City of Pearl

This appeal is from a decree of the Chancery Court of Rankin County, Mississippi, which dismissed the petition filed by certain citizens of Rankin County (Incorporators) seeking to incorporate the community known as Pearl into a municipality proposed to be named the City of Pearl. This is the third appearance of the case in this Court. City of Jackson v. Boling,241 So.2d 359 (Miss. 1970); Boling v. City of Jackson,258 So.2d 443 (Miss. 1972). Following the last remand to the trial court, a hearing was had on the merits and the chancellor dismissed the petition. In his opinion he stated that…