Riverside Drainage District v. Buckner
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Washington county. Hon, F. E. Everett, Judge. Petition for mandamus by Reason Buckner and others against the Riverside Drainage District. From a judgment granting relief as prayed for, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Washington county. Hon, F. E. Everett, Judge. Petition for mandamus by Reason Buckner and others against the Riverside Drainage District. From a judgment granting relief as prayed for, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The first argument is that section 1 of chapter 270, of the Laws of 1914, is in violation of section 31 of the Constitution of Mississippi, which provides that the right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate. This argument might be ignored as one of the “unconsidered trifles” of partisian debate, did it…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
Appellees filed their petition in the court below praying for the issuance of a writ of mandamus directing appellant to condemn, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 43 of the Code of 1906, certain lands alleged to be owned by them, and to have been taken possession of by appellant. Appellant demurred to this petition, and upon its demurrer being overruled, declined to plead further, whereupon a judgment was entered in accordance with the prayer of the petition.
Since section 1 of chapter 270 of the Laws of 1914, authorizes drainage districts created thereunder to exercise a right of…
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