McMillan v. Live Stock Sanitary Board
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Stone county. Hon. W. M. DeNNY, Jr., Chancellor. Bill by Live Stock Sanitary Board against Peter McMillan to enjoin defendant from violating orders of the board. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The bill in this case was drawn to compel appellant to obey the laws and to restrain him from committing a crime.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Stone county. Hon. W. M. DeNNY, Jr., Chancellor. Bill by Live Stock Sanitary Board against Peter McMillan to enjoin defendant from violating orders of the board. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The bill in this case was drawn to compel appellant to obey the laws and to restrain him from committing a crime. The first contention of appellant is that equity is without jurisdiction of a case of this character, because it is enjoining him from committing a crime, and deprives him of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Cook, J. P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from the chancery court of Stone county, Miss. Appellees were granted a mandatory injunction compelling Peter McMillan, appellant, to dip his cattle, under the supervision of the state live stock sanitary board.
Appellees filed a bill of complaint, setting up that they were the proper parties to bring the suit, and that the bill was filed under Laws Miss. 1916, chapter 167; that the board of supervisors of Stone county, acting under the said law of 1916, had dipping vats at convenient places for cattle owners to reach and dip…
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