Legal Opinion

McGowan v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 28, 1972No. 46705PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

258 So.2d 801 (1972)

George McGOWAN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 46705.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 28, 1972.

Rehearing Denied March 20, 1972.

W.S. Moore, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Timmie Hancock, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

GILLESPIE, Chief Justice:

George McGowan was enjoined by the Chancery Court of Jefferson Davis County from conducting the unlawful business of keeping and selling intoxicating liquor on certain premises. Miss.Code 1942 Ann. § 2646 (1957). He was cited for contempt of court for violating the injunction and thereupon moved the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. Bloom v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Baldwin v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Cheff v. SchnackenbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Purvis v. PurvisMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Hinds Cty. Bd. of Sup'rs v. Common CauseMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  3. In Re Fair Lawn Education AssociationSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
  4. Whirley v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  5. Walls v. SpellMississippi Supreme Court · 1998

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