Board of Supervisors v. Miss. State Highway Comm.

The appellant, Board of Supervisors of Monroe County, petitioned the Circuit Court of Hinds County for a writ of mandamus against the appellee, Mississippi State Highway Commission. The petition prayed that the court (1) adjudicate that appellee has sole jurisdiction over Highway No. 6, including the bridge over the Tombigbee River, (2) adjudicate that it is the mandatory duty of appellee to repair and maintain the bridge over the Tombigbee River, and (3) order the appellee to do and perform all things necessary to carry out the duties of the appellee in reference to said bridge as the court…