Board of Levee Com'rs v. Powell
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Tunica county. Hon. M. E. Denton-, Chancellor. Suit by the board of levee commissioners for the Ya-zoo-Mississippi Delta against W. H. Powell, receiver of the Bank of Tunica. Prom a decree sustaining a demurrer to the petition, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion'of the court.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Tunica county. Hon. M. E. Denton-, Chancellor. Suit by the board of levee commissioners for the Ya-zoo-Mississippi Delta against W. H. Powell, receiver of the Bank of Tunica. Prom a decree sustaining a demurrer to the petition, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion'of the court. Appellant bases its claim and rights' of priority on section 3 of chapter 97 of the Laws of 1908, which said section after providing the manner in which depositories must qualify for the reception of the levee board funds, adds this additional and complete…
1Opinion of the CourtSeed, J.
Appellant, the board of levee commissioners of the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta, filed a petition in chancery against appellee, W. H. Powell, the receiver of the Bank of Tunica, and prayed the court to decree that the levee board had a prior claim and lien upon all of the assets of the bank to enforce the payment of the balance due on funds of the board deposited in the bank. The bank failed on April 26, 1913, and its business and affairs are being administered and settled through the chancery court of Tunica county. The Bank of Tunica was on June 20, 1912, selected as a depository for the funds…
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