Legal Opinion
Marshall v. Mayor of McComb City
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 1, 1965No. 43276PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
The Mayor and Board of Selectmen of the City of McComb City, Mississippi adopted an ordinance to contract the corporate boundaries, by excluding and detaching certain parts of territory incorporated in 1961. As required by statute, they filed a petition with the Chancery Court of Pike County for approval of such contraction. Thomas J. Marshall and others, appellants, filed objections, and after a hearing the trial court entered a decree finding that the proposed detachment was reasonable, and was required by the public convenience and necessity. The pertinent statutes make these the criteria…
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- Marshall v. MAYOR AND BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF THE CITY OF McCOMB CITYMississippi Supreme Court · 1965