Jones v. George
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from chancery court of Leflore county. Hon. Joe Mays, Chancellor. Suit by W. O. George and others against S. F. Jones and another for an injunction. Decree for complainants, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSykes, J.
The appellees, complainants in the chancery court, in substance allege in their bill that the appellants, S. F. Jones and the Lake Henry drainage district, are threatening to repair a levee, originally built by Jones, which dams up Burr bayou; that some of the complainants are riparian owners on the Tallahatchie river, which is a navigáble stream, while other complainants own lands a short distance from the river which they allege will be affected by the levee of Burr bayou. In this case and the companion case of Jones et al. v. Bell et al., 89 So. 237, this day decided, it is shown that the…
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