Lamar County v. Tally
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Lamar county. Hon. A. E. Wbati-iersby, Judge. Claim by Tally & Mays on, attorney, against Lamar County. The claim being denied by the board of supervisors, claimants appeal to the circuit court, where judgment was rendered for claimants and the county appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Lamar county. Hon. A. E. Wbati-iersby, Judge. Claim by Tally & Mays on, attorney, against Lamar County. The claim being denied by the board of supervisors, claimants appeal to the circuit court, where judgment was rendered for claimants and the county appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. Our first contention is that under the contract or order of the board exhibited by appellees, if their claim is being asserted under it, they are not entitled to attorneys’ fees, for the reason that the suit of the White Company v. John I. Cooh,…
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
Tally & Mayson, attorneys, filed a claim with Lamar county for five hundred dollars, claim being in the following words:
“Lamar County, Debtor, to'
Tally & Mayson,.......$500. 00
“For the value of services rendered Lamar county in the suits lately pending in the circuit court of Lamar county, wherein the White Company was plaintiff, and John I. Cook, treasurer of Lamar county, defendant in one suit, and R. L. McNair, clerk of the board, defendant in the other suit.”
This claim was filed under contract made by the board of supervisors at its January, 1916, meeting, which contract is in the…
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