Legal Opinion
Harris v. HARRISON CTY. BD. OF SUPERVISORS
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 10, 1979No. 50764PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W.B. (Bill) Harris filed suit in the Chancery Court of Harrison County seeking to enjoin the Harrison County Board of Supervisors from levying and collecting a two-mill ad valorem tax for garbage collection and disposal in certain unincorporated areas of said county. From a decree dismissing the bill of complaint, Harris appeals here.
On May 22, 1964, the Mississippi Legislature passed the following local and private legislation:
"Chapter 697
SENATE BILL NO. 1999
AN ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Harrison County, Mississippi, to collect, gather, transport and dispose of garbage and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Albritton v. City of WinonaMississippi Supreme Court · 1938
- Nickey v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Loden v. Mississippi Public Service CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
- Bush v. City of LaurelMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
- Culley v. Pearl River Industrial CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1959
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Moore v. MolpusMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- Frazier v. State by and Through PittmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
- In Re Validation of $7,800,000 Comb. Util. Sys.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- White v. Gautier Utility District of Jackson CountyMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Carl Ronnie Daricek Living Trust v. Hancock County Ex Rel. Board of SupervisorsMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
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