Legal Opinion

Phillips v. City of Aberdeen

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided June 10, 1940No. 34032PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.

The appellant was convicted in the court of the Mayor of the City of Aberdeen on an affidavit charging that in the City of Aberdeen he did “wilfully disturb the peace of the family of Brooks Lindley by offensive conduct, to-wit, the said Harry Phillips wilfully did trespass upon the property of Walter Owens at nighttime and peep into the windows of Walter Owens where female persons usually stayed, and which said conduct by Phillips was done and had in view of the family of Brooks Lindley, greatly offending and disturbing his family,” etc. He appealed to the court below and was there again…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. City of Grand Rapids v. WilliamsMichigan Supreme Court · 1897

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Riley v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1965

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