Board of Supervisors v. Watson
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Rankin county. Hon. A. G. Mayers, Judge. Louisa Ward, an aged and indigent colored woman, lived on the place of appellee, Watson, for a number of years. Some of her children and grandchildren were laborers on the place, and she lived with them, but was fed from the table of appellee.
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From the circuit court of Rankin county. Hon. A. G. Mayers, Judge. Louisa Ward, an aged and indigent colored woman, lived on the place of appellee, Watson, for a number of years. Some of her children and grandchildren were laborers on the place, and she lived with them, but was fed from the table of appellee. She was never declared a pauper, but in August, 1891, appellee informed the supervisor of the district of her condition, and endeavored to have provision made by the county for her support. She would not consent to be removed to the poor-house, and nothing was then done. The supervisor…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, C. J.
The facts of this case distinguish it from Reynolds v. Supervisors, 59 Miss., 132. The pauper here was not in a condition to be removed to the poor-house without cruelty, and her condition was made known to the proper supervisor, who failed for months to examine into her claims to support, hut finally did, and then found her condition worse than he had expected, and such as to make it proper to have her cared for where she was, for which he arranged.
In this state of case, it was proper for the board of supervisors to allow what was right to the person who had cared for the pauper during the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Reynolds v. Board of SupervisorsMississippi Supreme Court · 1881
3Cited by1 opinion
- Marshall County v. Rivers ex rel. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadMississippi Supreme Court · 1906