FOSTER v. EDWARDS

No. 2009-CA-01683-COA.

61 So.3d 960 (2011)

Thomas FOSTER, Clarence Powell, Roy L. Williams, Hue L. Fleming, and City of Ruleville, Mississippi, Appellants v. Shirley Jean EDWARDS, Hattie Robinson Jordan, James Johnson, Johnny Hill, Maro Robinson, and James Butch Jenkins, in their Individual Capacities, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

May 3, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ottowa E. Carter Jr. , attorney for appellants.

Daniel J. Griffith , Cleveland, attorney for appellees.

Before IRVING, P.J., MYERS and MAXWELL, JJ.


IRVING, P.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. A group of concerned citizens (the "Foster Group") appeared before the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Ruleville, Mississippi (the City), to contest garbage-service fee increases and the alleged use of city equipment to dig private graves. The City refused to take corrective action, and the Foster Group filed a complaint in the Chancery Court of Sunflower County on March 26, 2007. The Foster Group sued the mayor and...

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