Simpson v. City of Gulfport

The question in this case is whether the Gulfport Port Commission at a special, called meeting on December 5, 1959, validly approved a contract between the City of Gulfport and the State Agricultural and Industrial Board (sometimes called A & I Board), providing for conveyance of the port property to the state; or conversely, whether that special meeting of December 5 was invalid because it was not held pursuant to notice as required by rules of the Commission, and no quorum was present at the meeting. If the latter, the Commission did not authorize the transfer, as required by statute. We…