Mississippi Live Stock Sanitary Board v. Williams
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from chancery court of Amite county. Hojí. K. W. Cutrer, Chancellor. Shit by the Mississippi Live Stock Sanitary Board against Walter Williams and others. From a judgment of abatement, complainant appeals. Upon the hearing, at a date agreed upon by the attorneys, appellees filed a plea in abatement setting up as grounds therefor: 1st. That there ivas a plain and adequate remedy at Law. 2nd.
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Appeal from chancery court of Amite county. Hojí. K. W. Cutrer, Chancellor. Shit by the Mississippi Live Stock Sanitary Board against Walter Williams and others. From a judgment of abatement, complainant appeals. Upon the hearing, at a date agreed upon by the attorneys, appellees filed a plea in abatement setting up as grounds therefor: 1st. That there ivas a plain and adequate remedy at Law. 2nd. That the injunction suits could only be brought by the live stock sanitary board on relation of the attorney general, the district attorney, or the county attorney, and that the only authority…
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
The state live stock sanitary board, on the relation of Dr. C. E. O’Neal, county inspector, filed a bill in the chancery court against the appellees, some four hundred and ninety defendants, alleging that the complainant is a branch of the state government, and was duly created and organized by the legislature for the purpose of preventing the introduction and spread of contagious and infectious diseases of animals, and is vested with absolute power to deal with such diseases of cattle and horses; that complainant has the legal authority to and has made and promulgated and attempted to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brabham v. Board of SupervisorsMississippi Supreme Court · 1877
- Anderson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1852
- McMillan v. Live Stock Sanitary BoardMississippi Supreme Court · 1919
- Freeman v. Board SupervisorsMississippi Supreme Court · 1888
3Cited by7 opinions
- Pruett v. City of RosedaleMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
- Presley v. Mississippi State Hwy. Com'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
- Horne v. State Building CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1958
- Ayres v. Board of TrusteesMississippi Supreme Court · 1924
- Stokes v. Kemper County Bd. of Sup'rsMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
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