Richardson v. Board of Supe'rs
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court of Neshoba county. Hon. J. R. East, Judge. Petition by owners of land in the Neshoba Drainage District to the board of supervisors of the district for removal of J. N. Richardson and others as drainage commissioners of the district. Order of board of supervisors granting the petition was affirmed by the circuit court, and the commissioners appeal.
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Appeal from circuit court of Neshoba county. Hon. J. R. East, Judge. Petition by owners of land in the Neshoba Drainage District to the board of supervisors of the district for removal of J. N. Richardson and others as drainage commissioners of the district. Order of board of supervisors granting the petition was affirmed by the circuit court, and the commissioners appeal. The learned court below erred in sustaining the action of the board of supervisors in entering the orders in this matter entered on its minutes purporting to remove tbe original commissioners who are appellants without…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
This is an appeal by J. N. Bichardson, O. B. Bankston, and J. D. Majure from a judgment of the circuit court of Neshoba county, affirming a judgment of the board of su-. pervisors of that county, removing them as drainage commissioners of the Neshoba drainage district. The Neshoba drainage district was organized under chapter 195, Laws of 1912, as amended by chapter 269, Laws of 1914 (Hemingway’s Code, section 4434 et seq.). As provided in that statute the appellants were appointed commissioners for said drainage district, and qualified and entered upon their duties as such. Before expiration…
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