McCreary v. O'Flinn

Citations

• 63 Miss. 204

Syllabus

<p>1. Certiorari. Who entitled to.</p> <p>None but parties to tbe record or proceedings sought to be reviewed can prosecute or maintain a writ of certiorari.</p> <p>2. Same. Granting of liquor license. Who not party to proceedings.</p> <p>Tbe municipal authorities of the town of W. granted license to F, to retail liquors. At the time no objection was raised by any citizen to the granting of the license, nor was there a counter petition of any sort on file. Held, that the qualified voters of such municipality are not entitled to prosecute a writ of certiorari to have the proceedings granting the license reviewed, they not being parties to the record of such proceedings.</p>