Legal Opinion

Enlarging, Extending & Defining the Corporate Limits & Boundaries of Biloxi v. City of Biloxi

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 21, 2013No. Nos. 2010-AN-01050-SCT, 2010-AN-01999-SCTPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KING, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In this case consolidating the competing annexation petitions of Biloxi and D’Iberville, the chancellor ultimately awarded each city a reduced area from that requested. He determined that it was unreasonable for either city to annex the entire area requested, and then determined that it was reasonable to award each city a smaller, reduced area. Both cities appeal this decision, and Biloxi raises jurisdictional issues for the first time on appeal. Because Biloxi is raising personal jurisdiction on behalf of third parties, and because Biloxi failed to raise this…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Guaranty Nat. Ins. Co. v. PittmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Bowie v. Montfort Jones Memorial Hosp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  3. RITCHIE v. City of BrookhavenMississippi Supreme Court · 1953
  4. In Re Corp. Boundaries of MantachieMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  5. In Re Enlargement and Extension of Boundaries of City of MacOnMississippi Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Stueckemann v. City of BasehorSupreme Court of Kansas · 2015
  2. Coahoma County, Mississippi v. City of Clarksdale, MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2019
  3. Enlargement & Extension of the Municipal Boundaries of the Town of Terry v. Town of TerryMississippi Supreme Court · 2017
  4. BancorpSouth Bank, Walter S. Pearson and Jane C. Pearson v. Bruce Sweet Potato, IncCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2020
  5. Coahoma County, Mississippi v. City of Clarksdale, MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2019

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