Legal Opinion

Nowlin v. City of Pearl

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 13, 1978No. 51016PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFER, Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal from a decree of the Chancery Court of Rankin County approving, ratifying and confirming an enlargement of appellee, City of Pearl (Pearl), with slight modifications.

Appellant, Nowlin, has assigned five errors:

1. The lower court committed reversible error in finding that it had jurisdiction over the parties and entering its final decree thereon because appellee, petitioner below, failed to prove posting of notices as required by law.

2. The lower court committed reversible error in overruling appellant’s motion to dismiss because the Annexation…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Dodd v. CITY OF JACKSON, MISSMississippi Supreme Court · 1960
  2. Myrick v. INCORP. OF DESIGNATED AREA MUN. CORP. TO BE NAMED STRINGERMississippi Supreme Court · 1976
  3. In Re City of PearlMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
  4. City of Biloxi v. CawleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Langstaff v. Town of DurantMississippi Supreme Court · 1920

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Matter of Boundaries of City of JacksonMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  2. In Re Corp. Boundaries of MantachieMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Poole v. City of PearlMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Carol Poole v. City of Pearl, MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  5. George Burch v. Town of Mantachie, MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 1995

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