City of Laurel v. Fox

This is an appeal from the chancery court of the Second district of Jones county from a decree dismissing the bill of complaint filed by the city of Laurel against D.B. Fox to enforce payment of a paving tax against his property, for paving a street in front of his property on a certain highway street running through the city of Laurel, known as the Ellisville boulevard. The county had maintained this street in the past as one of the county highways through the municipality, but the city desired to pave it, as it was one of the principal thoroughfares of the city, and, not being willing to…