Clark v. Strong
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Noxubee county. HoN. A. T. Woodwabd, Chancellor. Proceeding to establish a drainage district. From an order that the drainage commissioners’ report, to which objections were filed by Charles strong and others, be referred back to the commissioners, the drainage commissioners appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion, of the court..
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Appeal from the chancery court of Noxubee county. HoN. A. T. Woodwabd, Chancellor. Proceeding to establish a drainage district. From an order that the drainage commissioners’ report, to which objections were filed by Charles strong and others, be referred back to the commissioners, the drainage commissioners appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion, of the court.. The solitary feature which is presented to the court for decision is the question of whether or not the chancellor has the power, Under section 1692 of the Code of 1906 to- require drainage commissioners to employ an…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
This is an appeal, to settle the principles of the case, from an order entered by the court below in a proceeding to establish a drainage district under the provisions of chapter 39, Code of 1906 (chapter 99, Hemingway’s Code). The drainage commissioners made their report in accordance with section 1693, Code of 1906 (section. 4273, Hemingway’s Code), and upon objections thereto being filed it was ordered that: “Said report of said drainage commissioners be referred back to them, and that they be required to employ a competent engineer to make a survey, of said above-described proposed…
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