Planters' Compress Ass'n v. Hanes

Hanes filed his bill in chancery court of Warren county,, alleging that he was the official cotton weigher of the city of' Vicksburg, and as such entitled to a monopoly of the business of weighing cotton therein; but that defendant (appellant),, disregarding his rights in this regard was, and had been for a long time, engaged in said business, and by advertisements and otherwise was falsely declaring that there was no obligation upon parties offering cotton for sale in said city to have the same weighed by complainant, and was thereby greatly damaging him.

The prayer was for an injunction…