Legal Opinion

Choctaw County v. Tennison

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 25, 1931No. 29520PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGriffith, J.

Section 5977, Code 1930, reads as follows: “Every municipality and every county in this state which has or may hereafter have legal and undisputed outstanding-warrants or other obligations, and insufficient funds in the treasury to pay them or any of them, is empowered and required to at once prepare for, and take up such warrants and other obligations from the proceeds of serial bonds which shall be issued for such purpose, as is provided by law for issuance of bonds for the payment of outstanding obligations. Such bonds to pay such outstanding obligations shall be issued regardless of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State ex rel. Atty. Gen. v. Board of Sup'rsMississippi Supreme Court · 1923

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Kennington-Saenger Theatres, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Dist. Atty.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Tucker Printing Co. v. Board of Suprs.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1934
  3. Ashcraft v. B'd. of Sup'vrs. Hinds Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1948
  4. Harvey v. Covington CountyMississippi Supreme Court · 1931
  5. Fortenberry v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1941

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