National Surety Co. v. Board of Supervisors

Citations

• 120 Miss. 565
• 81 So. 792

Syllabus

<p>.COUNTIES.- Suit in name of hoard, of supervisors. Statutes.</p> <p>Boards of supervisors have had nq uower to prosecute suits in their own name since November 1, 1892, the date when the former statute giving them this power was repealed. The provisions of the statute, Code. 190.6, Sections 309-310 (Hemingway’s Code, sections 3682-3683), that suit shall not be brought by' the county without the authority of the board of super-' ■ visors,” .can in no view, be construed to mean that the board shall have the power to sue in its own name.</p>