Legal Opinion

Russell v. Town of Hickory

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1920No. 21592PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from chancery court of Newton County. Hon. S. M. Graham, Special Chancellor. Suit by the Town of Hickory against Frank Russell and another. Decree for plaintiff on demurrer, and defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtHolden, J.

This case is here on appeal for the second time. See Russell et al v. Town of Hickory, 116 Miss. 46, 76 So. 825. The case is fully stated in the former decision, and we refer to it as showing the facts, pleadings, and questions of law involved. There was a reversal of the lower court on the ground that the demurrer to the bill should have been sustained for several reasons, one of which was that the bill did not aver “that the property had been deeded to the municipality for school purposes or turned over to the town to be operated for educational purposes.”

When the case was remanded the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Russel v. Town of HickoryMississippi Supreme Court · 1917

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Russell v. Town of HickoryMississippi Supreme Court · 1924

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