1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. So.2d
  4. 669 So.2d
  5. 669 So.2d 752 (1996)
 

JORDAN v. SMITH

No. 92-CA-00151-SCT.

669 So.2d 752 (1996)

David JORDAN, Arthur A. Floyd, Jo Claire Swayze, James L. Holly, Dr. Joseph W. Curtis, James Moore, and Carl Palmer, Members of the City Council of the City of Greenwood, Mississippi v. Harry L. SMITH, in his Capacity as Mayor of the City of Greenwood, Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 5, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Victor McTeer, McTeer & Associates, Greenville, Shirley Byers, Greenville, for appellant.

Webb Franklin, Sam N. Fonda, Lott Franklin Fonda & Flanagan, Greenwood, for appellees.

En Banc.

BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

This matter requires that we construe statutory law with regard to the relative powers and prerogatives of the mayor and the city council in a mayor-council form of municipal government. We conclude that duly adopted city ordinances subjecting mayoral appointments of municipal judges, prosecutors and of the city attorney to the approval of the city council do not offend the statutory command that the executive power of the municipality...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases