Corinth to Gulf Highway v. Carothers & Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from chancery court of Alcorn county. Hon. A. J. McIntyre, Chancellor. Suit by Carothers & Co. against the Corinth to Gulf Highway and others, in which there was a consent decree. Subsequently a petition was filed in supplementary proceedings to compel the county to pay a balance of the retained percentages on theory that board had breached its contract embodied in its decree, and consequently plaintiff was entitled to all retained percentages.
Read the full summary
Appeal from chancery court of Alcorn county. Hon. A. J. McIntyre, Chancellor. Suit by Carothers & Co. against the Corinth to Gulf Highway and others, in which there was a consent decree. Subsequently a petition was filed in supplementary proceedings to compel the county to pay a balance of the retained percentages on theory that board had breached its contract embodied in its decree, and consequently plaintiff was entitled to all retained percentages. Decree for .plaintiffs, and defendants appeal. Aii individual, wlio is sui juris ¿ can make any kind oí contract and enter into any kind of…
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
The judgment appealed from in the present case was a proceeding brought, upon a consent decree rendered in the chancery court of Alcorn county on the 22d day of August 191!), in' a suit styled as this case is styled, in which original suit Oarothers & Oo. filed a bill against the commissioners cf the Corinth to Gulf road district in Alcorn county, Miss., and the commissioners thereof, and the board of supervisors, in which it was sought to have a contract between Oarothers & Oo. and the board of supervisors and the road district commissioners specifically performed, and for a decree adjudging…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Smith County v. MangumMississippi Supreme Court · 1921
- Bridges v. Board of SupervisorsMississippi Supreme Court · 1881
- Marion County v. FoxworthMississippi Supreme Court · 1903
- State v. New Orleans Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- Crump v. Board of SupervisorsMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- Richardson v. Canton Farm Equipment, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1992
- Board of Supervisors v. DawsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1950
- Grantham v. GranthamSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
- Rohr v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1927