Parker v. Board of Sup'rs of Grenada County
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from chancery court of Grenada county. Hon. J. G. McGowen, Chancellor. Bill by Harry Parker against the board of supervisors of Grenada county to enjoin a bond issue. A demurrer to the bill was sustained, and plaintiff appeals.
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Appeal from chancery court of Grenada county. Hon. J. G. McGowen, Chancellor. Bill by Harry Parker against the board of supervisors of Grenada county to enjoin a bond issue. A demurrer to the bill was sustained, and plaintiff appeals. The claim is made that this suit cannot be maintained in any event, even though the bonds were not authorized by law, on account of the validating proceedings under chapter 28, Laws of 1917. This claim and the opinion of the learned court below sustaining this position presents to the court the most important question here involved. This question is important…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
The appellant exhibited an original bill in the court below" against the appellee, by which he seeks to enjoin the appellee from issuing bonds of supervisor’s districts Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, of Grenada county, for the purpose of obtaining funds with which to build roads therein under the provisions of chapters 207 and 276, Laws of 1920.
The bill sets forth, inter alia, that the record of the ap-pellee’s proceedings in reference to the issuance of the bonds was submitted to and approved by the state bond attorney and a decree prepared by him was entered in the chancery court of Grenada county…
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