Legal Opinion
Barnes, Sheriff v. Jones
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 13, 1925No. 24365PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
The appellant, as sheriff and tax collector of Covington county, instituted this suit in the circuit court seek ing to recover of and from the appellee taxes alleged to be due by him as a resident owner of ten shares of the capital stock of the Lumber-Mineral Company, a corporation incorporated and existing under the laws of the state of Maine, but having its place of business in Covington county, Miss. The declaration was framed in two counts. In the first count it is sought to recover the privilege tax imposed under chapter 129, Laws of 1924, and also to recover the penalty of twenty-five…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Rogers v. Hennepin CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by21 opinions
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