Legal Opinion
Jefferson Davis County v. Riley
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 9, 1930No. 28458PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON SUGGESTION OF ERROR.
The appellant sued the appellee in Jefferson Davis county for damages sustained by it because of the alleged burning by the appellees of a bridge which spanned a stream crossing one of the public roads of the county. The damages sought to be recovered are the value of the bridge and the statutory penalty provided by section 4988, Code of 1906, Hemingway's 1927 Code, section 3452.
The road intersects a tract of land owned by Riley which was situated in both Lawrence and Jefferson Davis counties. The appellees all live in Lawrence county. The fire was set out by one of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Archibald v. Miss. & Tenn. R. R.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1889
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