Board of Police v. Ray ex rel. Rayburn
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error from the circuit court of Yalabusha county; Hon. Francis M. Rogers, judge. At the February term, 1847, of the circuit court of Yalabusha county, the following motion was made: “ The State of Mississippi. u Whereas, at the August term of the police court of Yalabu-sha county, in the state aforesaid, an application was pending before said court, wherein Murdock Ray, for the use and benefit of Davidson M. Rayburn, was complainant, and certain proceedings were thereupon…
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In error from the circuit court of Yalabusha county; Hon. Francis M. Rogers, judge. At the February term, 1847, of the circuit court of Yalabusha county, the following motion was made: “ The State of Mississippi. u Whereas, at the August term of the police court of Yalabu-sha county, in the state aforesaid, an application was pending before said court, wherein Murdock Ray, for the use and benefit of Davidson M. Rayburn, was complainant, and certain proceedings were thereupon had by and before the said court, holden by the said board of police for the county and state aforesaid, at the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clayton
This was an application to the circuit court of Yalabusha county, made at its February term, 1847, for a mandamus to compel the board of police of that county, to sign a bill of exceptions, with a view to bring up a case by appeal to the circuit court. The judgment of the board of police was rendered at the August term, 1846.
The answer of the defendants states, “ that no motion for an appeal was made, nor any appeal prayed for at the said August term, 1846, or at the February term, 1847, of the said board of police.” The circuit court directed a mandamus to issue.
The statute regulating…
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