Legal Opinion
City of Jackson v. Ashley
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 1940No. 34431PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcGowen, J.
The appellee, Miss F. E. Ashley, filed a petition in the circuit court for a writ of mandamus against the City of Jackson. The appellant, the City of Jackson, Mississippi, appeared in that court and filed a demurrer to the petition, which was overruled. Thereupon, the City of Jackson declined to plead further, final judgment was entered directing’ the writ to issue, and appeal is prosecuted from the final judgment.
According' to the petition, Miss Ashley was the owner of Lot 2, Block 244, Country Club Place in the City of Jackson, Mississippi. The Country Club is a subdivision made by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Alamogordo Improvement Co. v. HennesseeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1936
- Hunt v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Thornton v. City of NatchezMississippi Supreme Court · 1906
- Howie v. Panola-Quitman Drainage Dist.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1933
- Thornton v. Mayor of NatchezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1904
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Engel v. CatucciCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
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