62 So. 3 | Miss. | 1913
delivered the opinion of the court.
The road commissioners of the Fourth supervisor’s district of Itawamba county presented their, petition to the circuit court, asking’ for a writ of mandamus to compel the board of supervisors of that county to proceed with the issuance and sale of certain road bonds. A demurrer was filed to the petition, which was sustained, and the 'petition dismissed. From this action of the trial court this appeal was taken by the commissioners.
At the May term, 1911, a petition was presented to the board of supervisors of Itawamba county, which con
In the demurrer filed by appellee it is claimed that the extraordinary remedy of mandamus does not lie in the present case, and that an ample remedy for whatever rights they had was afforded appellants by an ap.-
In the same case it was held that, where a discretion is left to an inferior tribunal, the writ of mandamus cannot control this discretion. There is certainly a discretion left to the board of supervisors in the proceedings in this case. In 26 Cyc. 158, it is stated that “mandamus will not lie to control or review the exercise of the discretion of any court, board, or officer when the act complained of is either judicial or gwsi-judicial. And while mandamus may be invoked to compel the exercise of dis
The trial court was correct in sustaining the demurrer and dismissing the petition, and the case is therefore affirmed.
Affirmed.