Legal Opinion

Scott v. Stater

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 11, 1997No. 95-CA-01088-SCTPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

707 So.2d 182 (1997)

Alice SCOTT, Mayor of the City of Canton, Mississippi and Gail Shaw-Pierson

v.

Stanley F. STATER, III.

No. 95-CA-01088-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 11, 1997.

Edward Blackmon, Blackmon Blackmon & Evans, Canton, for Appellant.

L. Abraham Rowe, Jr., Stater & Rowe, Canton, for Appellee.

En Banc.

SULLIVAN, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. This case involves a dispute between the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Canton, Mississippi and the limitations of the powers of both the mayor and the board of aldermen.

¶ 2. Stanley F. Stater,…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Banks; Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Banks.

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In Re AndersonMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Edwards v. WeeksMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Rich v. McLaurinMississippi Supreme Court · 1903
  4. State ex rel. Ashcroft v. BluntSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. City of Madison v. ShanksMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  2. In Re BellMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  3. Grant v. City of ColumbusMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  4. City of Madison, Mississippi v. William J. ShanksMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  5. James Grant v. City of Columbus, MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2001

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