Brahan v. City of Meridian
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Lauderdale county. Hon. Sam 'Whitman, Chancellor. Bill by F. V. Brahan against the City of Meridian. From a decree for defendant, plaintiff' appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
'Cook, P. J.,
delivered the opinion, of the conrt.
Several public-spirited citizens of Meridian conveyed to the city a tract of land of about thirty-five acres to be used as a public park, which gift was accepted by the city. Now, according to the allegations of the bill of complaint, the city “has constructed or permitted to be constructed and placed in a most conspicuous and prominent spot in said park a monument containing a life-size figure and cut .of one I. Marks, also a citizen of the city of Meridian, who was one of the dedicators mentioned in one of the deeds of conveyance.”
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