PAINE v. MATTHEWS

No. 38293.

213 Miss. 506 (1952)

57 So.2d 148

PAINE, et al. v. MATTHEWS, et al.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 3, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dunn & Singley, for appellants.

Russell Wright, for appellees.


Ethridge, J.

This is a municipal taxpayers' suit by C.A. Matthews et al., appellees, complainants below, against the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Meridian, appellants, defendants below, seeking to impose personal liability on appellants for the benefit of the city for an alleged appropriation of city money by appellants to an object not authorized by law.

Appellants' general demurrer to appellees' bill of complaint was overruled by the...

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