Thomas v. Lee County
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of Lee county. Hon. John Quitman Bobbins, Chancellor. Thomas, appellant, was complainant in' the court below; the members of the board of supervisors of Lee county were, personally made defendants and so were the sheriff and three road commissioners of the county. By order of the court the pleadings are set out in full. The bill of complaint was in words and figures following: J. M. Thomas,--, v. Board of Supervisors Lee county et al.
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From the chancery court of Lee county. Hon. John Quitman Bobbins, Chancellor. Thomas, appellant, was complainant in' the court below; the members of the board of supervisors of Lee county were, personally made defendants and so were the sheriff and three road commissioners of the county. By order of the court the pleadings are set out in full. The bill of complaint was in words and figures following: J. M. Thomas,--, v. Board of Supervisors Lee county et al. “To the Chancery Court of Lee County, Mississippi: “Your complainant, a resident citizen of the city of Tupelo, and in the third board…
1Opinion of the CourtMayes, C. J.
This case is before the court on bill and demurrer. The pleadings and exhibits so thoroughly state the case that we direct the reporter to set forth the pleadings when the case is reported. The suit is a friendly one, instituted for the purpose of testing the validity of chapter 149 of the Acts of 1910, p. 140', and for the further purpose of testing the validity of the proceedings of the board of supervisors in attempting to issue bonds under the authority of the act and for the purposes named therein. We may say in the beginning that the act itself is drawn with exceeding care, and, while…
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