Board of Sup'rs v. City of Bay St. Louis

Appellee, the city of Bay St. Louis, brought this action against appellant, Hancock county, in the circuit court of that county, to recover of the latter one-half of the ad valorem road tax levied and collected by the board of supervisors of the county on property within the limits of the city. There was a trial on agreed facts before the judge of the circuit court, sitting as both judge and jury, resulting in a judgment for the city, from which the county prosecutes this appeal.

The following is deemed a sufficient statement of the facts to develop the question for decision: The city, as…