Legal Opinion

Jenkins v. Bd. of Sup'rs., Lee Co.

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 9, 1940No. 34415Published

1Opinion of the CourtGriffith, J.

The Third Supervisors District in Lee County is a separate road district of the county, and its existence as such was specifically recognized and declared by Chap. 922, Sp. Laws 1926. In a suit by the State Tax Collector, a judgment was rendered against the district for $14,000; and there being no funds to the credit of the district with which to pay the judgment, the board of supervisors ordered that serial bonds of the district in the amount aforesaid be issued for the purpose of making the payment.

When the proceedings to validate the bonds came on to be heard, appellants objected upon the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Brown v. Bd. of Sup'rs of Simpson Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1939
  2. Edmondson v. Board of Sup'rsMississippi Supreme Court · 1939
  3. In Re Validation of Lincoln County Funding BondsMississippi Supreme Court · 1940

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