Donnelly v. Scarborough

Citations

• 91 Miss. 584
• 46 So. 404

Syllabus

<p>1. Statutes. Repeals. Laws 1906, eh. 167, p. 185. Laws 1908, ch. 214, p. 216. Harrison county. Division into court districts. Constitution 1890, § 260.</p> <p>Laws 1906, ch. 167, p. 185, authorizing an election to determine whether Harrison' county should he divided into two court districts was subject to and was repealed by Laws 1908, ch. 214, p. 216, enacted after the election, but before determination and promulgation of the result thereof, and- Constitution 1890, § 260, providing that “ the boundary of a judicial district in a county shall not be changed, unless, at an election held for that purpose, etc.,” has no application.</p> <p>2. Same. Supreme court. practice.</p> <p>Where an appellant’s rights are wholly dependent upon a repealed statute, the supreme court will not reverse the judgment appealed from, although rendered before the repeal of the statute.</p>