Bolivar County v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

MILLS, Justice,

for the Court:

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. Bolivar County appeals from the judgment entered against it in the Bolivar County Circuit Court and in favor of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart) and the Town of Winstonville. Bolivar County claims that emergency charges made by the Town of Winstonville, although authorized by the Bolivar County Civil Defense, were not spread upon the Bolivar County Board of Supervisor’s minutes; and therefore, the County is not obligated to Wal-Mart for Winstonville’s charges because a Board of Supervisors can act only through its minutes. This Court…