Neville v. Adams County
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from chancery court of Adams county. Hon. R. W. Cutrer, Chancellor. riuit for injunction by Adams County against J. H. Neville and others. Injunction granted, motion to dis-. solve the injunction and. a demurrer to the bill overruled, and defendant, Neville, appeals. This suit is solely for injunction. There is no other relief sought. Injunction is a summary and extraordinary proceeding. It has been spoken of as the strong arm oi equity.
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Appeal from chancery court of Adams county. Hon. R. W. Cutrer, Chancellor. riuit for injunction by Adams County against J. H. Neville and others. Injunction granted, motion to dis-. solve the injunction and. a demurrer to the bill overruled, and defendant, Neville, appeals. This suit is solely for injunction. There is no other relief sought. Injunction is a summary and extraordinary proceeding. It has been spoken of as the strong arm oi equity. It is to be used generally for the preven,tion of great and irreparable harm. What irreparable harm was imminent in the present case? Can it be said…
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
Adams county filed an injunction suit against J. H. Neville, an auditor appointed by the Governor to audit the books of the county officers of Adams county, and against R. L. Oorban, circuit judge, and the chancery clerk of Adams county, seeking to restrain the said Neville-from auditing the books of Adams county at the expense of Adams county, and seeking to restrain R. L. ¡Oorban, circuit judge, from approving the account of said J. H. Neville and to restrain the chancery clerk from issuing a warrant for such auditing. The bill alleges that the petition to the Governor for the appointment…
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