Alexander v. Woods
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Adams -county. Hon.- J. S. Hicks, Chancellor. Bill by Bentley Woods and others against John Alexander and others, for mandatory injunctions. Temporary injunction granted and defendants appeal and plaintiff moves to dismiss appeal.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Adams -county. Hon.- J. S. Hicks, Chancellor. Bill by Bentley Woods and others against John Alexander and others, for mandatory injunctions. Temporary injunction granted and defendants appeal and plaintiff moves to dismiss appeal. Section 4908 of the Code is as follows: “The judges of the supreme court may severally grant appeals from interlocutory decrees in 'chancery, when by such decree money is to be paid or the possession of property is to be changed, or when the appeal is necessary to settle the principles of the cause and has been refused by the…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
Appellees filed their bill in the court below praying, among other things, for a mandatory injunction, the nature of which is immaterial on this motion, and that on final hearing such injunction be made perpetual. The chancellor, when applied to therefor, instead of granting the temporary injunction ex parte, very properly, there being no necessity for immediate action, directed that the defendants be notified to appear before him on a day named to show cause why the injunction should not be granted. On the day named, the defendants not having-then filed their answer to the bill, the…
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