Category: Mississippi Court Opinions

Robert GIBBS v. Carey Lee BANKS. No. 57744.Supreme Court of Mississippi. May 25, 1988. Rehearing Denied July 20, 1988. Appeal from Circuit Court, Hinds County, Fred L. Banks, Jr., J.. Page 659 John B. MacNeill, W. Sanders Carter, Jr., Heidelberg, Woodliff Franks, Jackson, for appellant. Mel J. Breeden, Jr., Marble Chance, Jackson, for appellee. Before […]

James Raymond Doss in the Interest of Audrey Fay DOSS, Connie Denise Doss, Shelia Doss and Allen Ray Doss. No. 50177.Supreme Court of Mississippi. March 15, 1978. Rehearing Denied April 12, 1978. Appeal from Youth Court, Grenada County; Kermit R. Cofer, Chancellor and Youth Court Judge. Yancy Easley, Cliff R. Easley, Jr., Bruce, for appellant. […]

800 So.2d 1227 CYNTHIA K. CLARK, APPELLANT v. MARK A. DEAKLE, APPELLEE No. 2000-CA-01704-COA.Court of Appeals of Mississippi. November 20, 2001. COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: JACKSON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, TRIAL JUDGE: HON. DALE HARKEY, DATE OF TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT: 08/24/2000 DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED Page 1228 ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: GEORGE WATKINS MURPHY ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE: H. BENJAMIN […]

Mickey HARALSON v. STATE of Mississippi. No. 48447.Supreme Court of Mississippi. February 10, 1975. Appeal from Circuit Court, Jasper County, George B. Grubbs, J. Page 223 J.K. Henry, Union, for appellant. A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by John C. Ellis, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee. INZER, Justice: ON MOTION This case is before the […]

LOUIS DREYFUS CORPORATION and Continental National American Insurance v. DEPENDENTS OF Arthur UPSHAW, Deceased. No. 48325.Supreme Court of Mississippi. September 22, 1975. Rehearing Denied October 6, 1975. Appeal from Circuit Court, Jackson County; Darwin M. Maples, J. Before RODGERS, P.J., and SUGG and BROOM, JJ. Affirmed. Greaves, Terry Hunter, Gulfport, for appellant. Stanford Young, Martha […]

32 So.2d 266 CULPEPPER v. CHAIN. No. 36558.Supreme Court of Mississippi, Division B. October 27, 1947. 1. FRAUDS, STATUTE OF. A receipt stating that defendant received $400 from complainant “as payment on the place on which he now lives” was an insufficient Page 310 memorandum under statute of frauds, and did not warrant confirmation of […]

Robert Lee WALLACE, Jr. v. The STATE of Mississippi. No. 90-KA-258.Supreme Court of Mississippi. September 10, 1992. As Corrected October 29, 1992. Appeal from Circuit Court, Clarke County, Larry Eugene Roberts, J. Page 1185 Polly J. Covington, Quitman, for appellant. Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., John R. Henry, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for […]

Lanette J. COLEMAN v. CHEVRON PASCAGOULA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Patricia R. Crawford, Individually and in Her Official Capacity. No. 90-CA-1069.Supreme Court of Mississippi. March 25, 1993. Appeal from the Chancery Court, Jackson County, Kenneth Barkley Robertson, Chancellor. David C. Frazier, Gordon Frazier Roberts, Pascagoula, for appellant. Ernest R. Schroeder, Bryan Nelson Schroeder Backstrom Castigliola Banahan, […]

Mrs. Lynette P. FORD v. Danny Lewis FORD. No. 47750.Supreme Court of Mississippi. October 21, 1974. Appeal from Chancery Court, Hinds County; W.T. Horton, Chancellor. Barnett, Montgomery, McClintock Cunningham, Ross R. Barnett, Jr., Jackson, for appellant. Carl C. Bostic, Jackson, for appellee. Before GILLESPIE, C.J., and INZER, ROBERTSON, WALKER and BROOM, JJ. Affirmed.

32 So.2d 746 McKAY et al. v. SHAFFER. No. 36589.Supreme Court of Mississippi, In Banc. November 24, 1947. 1. LANDLORD AND TENANT. Tenant was not estopped by reason of tenancy from acquiring tax title during tenancy from purchaser at tax sale held prior to Page 559 creation of tenancy, but was estopped from asserting tax […]