Adams v. First National Bank
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of LeFlore connty. Hon. M. E. Denton, Chancellor. Suit hy Wirt Adams, state revenue agent, against the First National Bank of Greenwood. From a decree sustaining a demurrer to the hill of complaint, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the chancery court of LeFlore connty. Hon. M. E. Denton, Chancellor. Suit hy Wirt Adams, state revenue agent, against the First National Bank of Greenwood. From a decree sustaining a demurrer to the hill of complaint, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. If the order of the board of supervisors complained of is clearly void upon its face, and we frankly state that we are of the opinion that it is, there would then be no necessity for the prosecution of this cause before the chancery court, inasmuch as the plain remedy would be to object to the…
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
' On December 7, 1909, the board of supervisors of Leflore county assessed the First National Bank of Greenwood for certain back taxes. The state revenue agent filed a bill to enjoin the bank from using this order upon the trial in the circuit court of Leflore county of an appeal from an order of the board of supervisors, made January 4, 1910, rejecting the assessment of back taxes against the’bank, made by the tax collector of the county.
The prayer of the bill also asked that the order of the board, made December 7, 1909, be decreed to be void,because it was fraudulently obtained, and…
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