Legal Opinion

Dorsey v. County of Adams

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 4, 1963No. 42548PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McElíioy, J.

This is an appeal by one of the plaintiffs, Madeline Dorsey, from an order of the Circuit Court of Adams County sustaining a demurrer filed by the defendant-appellee to plaintiffs’-appellant’s declaration.

*372The declaration alleged that the county did, during the latter part of the year 1947 or during, the year 1948, cnt a ditch across the land belonging to plaintiffs. The purpose of the ditch was to. drain surface water from an area to the west of said land, and not necessarily from any public road. Plaintiffs show that the new ditch through plaintiffs ’ property was initially dug'…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Parker v. State Highway CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1935
  2. Covington County v. WattsMississippi Supreme Court · 1919
  3. City of Jackson v. COOKMississippi Supreme Court · 1952
  4. Bishop v. Chickasaw CountyMississippi Supreme Court · 1938
  5. Davis v. Lamar CountyMississippi Supreme Court · 1914

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Oktibbeha County Bd. of Educ. v. Town of SturgisMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Runge v. NECAISE CONST. CO., INC.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1985

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