J. C. Redd v. A. C. Lambert

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s dismissal of their request for attorney’s fees for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm although for reasons different from those relied on by the district court.

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Plaintiffs initially brought suit in state Chancery Court to enjoin the Mississippi State Tax Commission from approving the assessment rolls of any county until it equalized the assessment rolls among the counties. They claimed that the State Tax Commission’s practices violated state laws governing the collection of taxes, the uniformity and equality clause of the Mississippi…