Board of Supervisors v. Board of Supervisors
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Tate County. Hon. J. N. Campbell, Chancellor. The board of supervisors of Be Soto county, complainants, filed their bill in the chancery court of Tate county, alleging that, by act of the legislature, approved April 15, 1873, and the supplemental act, approved April 19, 1873, the new county of Tate was formed and created, gives the boundaries, etc., and alleges, that Tate county was, in the main, formed of territory derived from Be Soto;…
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Tate County. Hon. J. N. Campbell, Chancellor. The board of supervisors of Be Soto county, complainants, filed their bill in the chancery court of Tate county, alleging that, by act of the legislature, approved April 15, 1873, and the supplemental act, approved April 19, 1873, the new county of Tate was formed and created, gives the boundaries, etc., and alleges, that Tate county was, in the main, formed of territory derived from Be Soto; that a small portion of Marshall county was taken, but in lieu thereof a part of Be Soto was added to Marshall. That at the…
1Opinion of the CourtSimrall, J.
The board of supervisors of De Soto county filed a bill in chancery against the board of supervisors of Tate and Marshall counties, having for its object an ascertainment of indebtedness due to the county of De Soto, growing out of the formation of Tate county, and for a decree against the defendants according to respective liabilities for its payment.
The county of Tate was created by the act of the 15th of April 1873. It was composed of territory derived almost exclusively from De Soto. De Soto was divided nearly equally, both in territory and in the taxable value of property. A small strip…
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