Robertson v. Jordan River Lumber Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Mississippi; Edwin R. Holmes, Judge. Three suits by Stokes V. Robertson, as State Revenue Agent, two against the Jordan River Dumber Company and one against the Wolf River Dumber Company. Decree for defendant in each suit, and complainant appeals. Reversed, with instructions to remand the causes to the state court.
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge.
Stokes V. Robertson, "revenue agent for the state of Mississippi, herein suing for the state of Mississippi, as trustee for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of” certain designated townships, filed the above suits against Jordan River Dumber Company in the chancery court of Hancock county, Miss., and a suit against Wolf River Dumber Company in the chancery court of Pearl county, Miss. Each suit alleged the title to the land to be in the state of Mississippi; it did not claim any interest in the subject-matter of the suit in the complainant, who sued alone as the agent…
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