Delta & Pine Land Co. v. Adams
Mississippi Supreme Court
Prom the chancery court of, first district, Hinds county. Hon. G. Garland Lyell, chancellor Adams, state revenue agent, appellee, was complainant in the court below; the Delta & Pine Land Company, appellee, was defendant there. Prom a final decree in complainant’s favor the defendant appealed to the supreme court. The facts-are stated in the opinion of the court.
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Prom the chancery court of, first district, Hinds county. Hon. G. Garland Lyell, chancellor Adams, state revenue agent, appellee, was complainant in the court below; the Delta & Pine Land Company, appellee, was defendant there. Prom a final decree in complainant’s favor the defendant appealed to the supreme court. The facts-are stated in the opinion of the court. As will be seen the original bill, which alone relates to the injunction, admits that the defendant owned 15,000 or 20,000-acres of delta lands of a value largely more than the tax claim propounded and there is no allegation that the…
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
The original bill of complaint in this case, filed by the Revenue Agent, contained substantially the following averments: that he had caused the appellant to be back-assessed for taxes for the years from 1889 to 1905, inclusive, due to the state, county of Hinds, and city of Jackson; that said assessments were for solvent credits owned and held by the appellant during said years, and on which no taxes had been paid; that the said assessments were all contested by the appellant, and that the taxes due on said assessments could not be collected by distress or “otherwise,” by reason of appeals…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Morris Ice Co. v. AdamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1897
- Belzoni Oil Co. v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley RailroadMississippi Supreme Court · 1908
- Adams v. Delta & Pine Land Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1906
3Cited by15 opinions
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- Enochs v. State ex rel. RobersonMississippi Supreme Court · 1922
- Nickey v. State Ex Rel. Attorney-GeneralMississippi Supreme Court · 1933
- Bailey v. Emmich Bros.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1948
- Russell v. CrumptonMississippi Supreme Court · 1950
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