Legal Opinion
Johnston v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 18, 1957No. 40626PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
Appellants Johnston, Price, and Kinard were convicted in the County Court of Warren County of a misdemeanor for a willful trespass upon the land of Lester J. Meng, Lester J. Meng, Jr. and James C. Meng. Defendants waived a jqry trial, and by agreement the county court judge heard the case on both the law and facts. *104The final judgment, affirmed by the circuit court, found defendants guilty as charged.
The prosecution was based upon Code Section 2406: “Any person who shall be guilty of a willful or malicious trespass upon the real or personal property of another, for which no other penalty is…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mississippi v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Federal Amusement Co. v. State Ex Rel. TuppenSupreme Court of Florida · 1947
- Knight v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1887
- Sharp v. LearnedMississippi Supreme Court · 1947
- Lott v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1931
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3Cited by2 opinions
- John F. Iselin and Joan B. Iselin v. Lester J. Meng, Lester J. Meng, Jr., James C. Meng, the General Box Company, Inc., and C. W. Hunter Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Fairley v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1977