Adams v. Sigman
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Marshall county. TIon. James B. Boothe, Judge. Adams, state revenue agent, appellant, was plaintiff in the court below; Sigman, appellee, was defendant there. From a judgment in defendant’s favor plaintiff appealed to the supreme court.
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From the circuit court of Marshall county. TIon. James B. Boothe, Judge. Adams, state revenue agent, appellant, was plaintiff in the court below; Sigman, appellee, was defendant there. From a judgment in defendant’s favor plaintiff appealed to the supreme court. This was an attachment suit by the state revenue agent, appellant, against Sigman, appellee, to recover for the city of ITolly Springs, the county of Marshall and the state of Mississippi, each, the statutory penalty provided by Code 1892, § 1590, which reads as follows: "Persons selling or giving away liquors to pay tax. — Any person…
1Opinion of the CourtCalhoon, J.
Appellant filed the following affidavit for attachment: “Wirt Adams, State Revenue Agent, v. Thos. Sigman. In the Circuit Court of Marshall County, August Term, 1906. Personally appeared before me, Douglas Baird, clerk of the circuit court in and for said state and county, Lester Gr. Fant, agent and attorney for Wirt Adams, state revenue agent for the state of Mississippi, and makes oath on information and belief that Thos. F. Sigman, of the county of Marshall, did, on the 5th day of February, 1899, in the city of Holly Springs, Marshall county, Miss., unlawfully sell intoxicating liquors,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wagner v. GibbsMississippi Supreme Court · 1902
- Adams v. W. H. Johnson & Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1895
- Clark v. AdamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1902
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