Paine v. Matthews

This is a municipal taxpayers’ suit by C. A. Matthews et al., appellees, complainants below, against the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Meridian, appellants, defendants below, seeking to impose personal liability on appellants for the benefit of the city for an alleged appropriation of city money by appellants to an object not authorized by law.

Appellants’ general demurrer to appellees’ bill of complaint was overruled by the Chancery Court of Lauderdale County, and upon appellants’ application the court allowed an interlocutory appeal ‘ ‘ to settle all the controlling-principles…