County Board of Highway Com'rs v. Wilde

This is a suit by the highway commissioners of Madison County, joined by certain citizens of that county, primarily to prevent the payment out of county road money of $5,000' for a section of road rebuilt under contract with the quarterly county court. The highway commission had previously refused to authorize this work. The county, the county judge, the trustee, and others were made defendants to the suit. A preliminary injunction was issued but on final hearing was dissolved and the bill dismissed.

Although the decree recites that the bill was dismissed at complainants’ cost, the chancellor…