Perkins v. State ex rel. Roberson

The appellee, the state of Mississippi, ex rel. Prank Roberson, attorney-general, filed its bill in the chancery court of Harrison county against appellants, R. R. Perkins and others. Appellants interposed a demurrer to the bill, which demurrer was by the court overruled, and thereupon the appellants prayed for and obtained an order of the trial court granting an appeal from said decre.e, for the purpose of settling the principles of the cause. Appellants failed'to give an appeal bond within ten days after the overruling of said demurrer; in fact no appeal bond at all was given by appellants.…