Johnston State Revenue Agent v. Browns
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Jasper county. HoN. W. H. Hughes, Judge. Suit by J. C. Johnston, state Revenue Agent, against T. Q. Brame. From- a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in -the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Jasper county. HoN. W. H. Hughes, Judge. Suit by J. C. Johnston, state Revenue Agent, against T. Q. Brame. From- a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in -the opinion of the court. The only question that is squarely presented in this case for this court to decide is whether the word “herein” in section 2206 in the chapter on fees in the Code of 1906, was intended by the legislature to apply to the whole Code or was it intended to he limited to the chapter in which it is used. Appellee discusses very learnedly the rules of…
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, J.
The appellant, J. C. Johnston, state revenue agent, entered suit in the circuit court of Jasper county against T. Q. Brame, appellee, claiming in his declaration that appellee Brame was indebted to Jasper county in the sum of one thousand, four hundred- dollars, which amount was alleged to have been unlawfully allowed and paid to appellee Brame by the board of supervisors of said county as compensation for his services' as county auditor for the years 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1915. The defendant Brame in the court below filed a plea of general issue to the declaration, and also filed the…
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- Clements v. AndersonMississippi Supreme Court · 1872
- Gibbons v. BrittenumMississippi Supreme Court · 1878
- Eskridge v. McGruderMississippi Supreme Court · 1871
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