Legal Opinion
Mississippi College v. May
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 1961No. 41760PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
Tbis is the second appearance of this case. Most of the pertinent facts are set forth in the original decision. Mississippi College v. May, 235 Miss. 200, 108 So. 2d 703 (1959). Accordingly, reference is made to that opinion for detailed consideration of most of the issues there and here.
The case involves application of the mortmain provisions of Miss. Constitution Sec. 270 and Miss. Code 1942, Sec. 671. The 1959 appeal resulted in a decision on practically-all of the issues now raised again on this appeal. In that respect the principle of the law of the case is applicable.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Boyd's Lessee v. GravesSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Goldsby v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1960
- Mississippi College v. MayMississippi Supreme Court · 1959
- City of Biloxi v. Trustees of Mississippi Annual Conference Endowment FundMississippi Supreme Court · 1937
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