Prather v. Googe
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Prentiss county. Hon. T. L. Lamb, Chancellor. Bill by Forest Prather against J. D. Googe, sheriff, and tax collector. From a decree for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Prentiss county. Hon. T. L. Lamb, Chancellor. Bill by Forest Prather against J. D. Googe, sheriff, and tax collector. From a decree for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. Appellant filed his bill in the chancery court of Prentiss county and obtained an injunction against the sheriff of said county and the board of supervisors and the road commissioners of road district No. 1, of the third supervisors’ district of Prentiss county, enjoining the collection of a special road tax assessed and levied on…
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
Appellant, a taxpayer, filed his bill of complaint against the board of supervisors, the sheriff and tax collector, and the road commissioners of road district No. 1 for the third supervisors’ district of Prentiss county.
The purpose of the litigation is to test the validity of chapter 176, Laws of 1914, entitled:
“An act to amend chapter 145, of the Laws of 1912 entitled “An act to amend chapter 149, Acts of 1910, entitled “An act to authorize the board of supervisors to construct and maintain the public roads in one or more supervisors’ districts of the various counties of the state, to issue…
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