Supreme Court of MississippiHand Down List
April 10, 2014
04/10/2014 - Hand Down and published opinions in WordPerfect/ZIP format
King, Leslie D.
XX 2013-CC-00165-SCT
Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board v. Bell Utilities of Mississippi, LLC; Forrest Chancery Court; LC Case #: 12-0470-GN-G; Ruling Date: 01/08/2013; Ruling Judge: Deborah Gambrell; Majority Opinion: King, J. Disposition: Affirmed in Part; Vacated in Part and Rendered. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Waller, C.J., Randolph, P.J., Lamar, Kitchens, Chandler and Pierce, JJ., Concur. Dickinson, P.J., Concurs in Part and in Result With Separate Written Opinion Joined by Coleman, J. Concurring in Part and in Result Opinion: Dickinson, P.J. Votes: Coleman, J., Joins This Opinion.
Kitchens, James W.
XX 2012-CA-01576-SCT
Michael A. Huseth v. Tavia M. Huseth; Hinds Chancery Court 1st District; LC Case #: G2012-354-0/3; Ruling Date: 09/14/2012; Ruling Judge: Denise Owens; Majority Opinion: Kitchens, J. Disposition: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part and Remanded. Appellant and Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Waller, C.J., Dickinson, P.J., King and Coleman, JJ., Concur. Randolph, P.J., Concurs in Part Without Separate Written Opinion. Pierce, J., Concurs in Part and in Result With Separate Written Opinion Joined by Randolph, P.J., Lamar and Chandler, JJ. Concurring in Part and in Result Opinion: Pierce, J. Votes: Randolph, P.J., Lamar and Chandler, JJ., Join This Opinion.
Kitchens, James W.
X 2013-CP-01028-SCT
Brent Hubbard a/k/a Brent P. Hubbard and Amy Hubbard a/k/a Amy C. Hubbard v. BancorpSouth Bank ; DeSoto Circuit Court; LC Case #: CV-2013-036 GCD; Ruling Date: 05/14/2013; Ruling Judge: Gerald Chatham, Sr.; Majority Opinion: Kitchens, J. Disposition: Affirmed. Appellants taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Waller, C.J., Dickinson and Randolph, P.JJ., Lamar, Chandler, King and Coleman, JJ., Concur. Pierce, J., not participating.
Randolph, Michael K.
X 2013-CC-00682-SCT
Mississippi Power Company v. Mississippi Public Service Commission and Bigger Pie Forum, LLC; Hinds Chancery Court 1st District; LC Case #: 25CH1:12-CV-001254; Ruling Date: 04/02/2013; Ruling Judge: J. Thomas; Majority Opinion: Randolph, P.J. Disposition: Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part and Remanded. Appellant and Appellees taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Waller, C.J., Dickinson, P.J., Lamar, Kitchens, Chandler, Pierce, King and Coleman, JJ., Concur.
EN BANC
X 2011-CT-01591-SCT
Joseph Robert Reith a/k/a Joseph R. Reith a/k/a Joseph Reith v. State of Mississippi; Madison Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2010-0455-C; Ruling Date: 09/22/2011; Ruling Judge: William Chapman, III; Majority Opinion: Randolph, P.J. Disposition: Reversed and Remanded. Madison County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Waller, C.J., Dickinson, P.J., Lamar, Kitchens, Chandler, Pierce, King and Coleman, JJ., Concur.
EN BANC
2012-CT-00339-SCT
Rod Cooke Construction Company, Inc. v. Lamar County School Board; Lamar Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2011-155H; Ruling Date: 02/10/2012; Ruling Judge: Prentiss Harrell; Disposition: Petition for writ of certiorari filed by Rod Cooke Construction Company, Inc., is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered.
EN BANC
2012-CT-00389-SCT
Perry Jackson v. State of Mississippi; Washington Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2010-218; Ruling Date: 01/28/2012; Ruling Judge: W. Hines; Disposition: Perry Jackson's petition for writ of certiorari is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered.
EN BANC
2012-KA-00724-SCT
Jeffrey Lance Hill a/k/a Jeffrey L. Hill a/k/a Jeff Hill a/k/a Jeffrey Hill a/k/a Jeffrey Scott Hill a/k/a Jeffrey L. Hill v. State of Mississippi; Oktibbeha Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2010-443-CRC; Ruling Date: 05/03/2012; Ruling Judge: Lee Coleman; Disposition: Motion for rehearing filed by the State of Mississippi is denied. Coleman, J., would grant.
EN BANC
2012-CT-00868-SCT
Joshua Buckner a/k/a Joshua David Buckner v. State of Mississippi; Oktibbeha Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2011-0597-CVH; Ruling Date: 04/30/2012; Ruling Judge: Lee Howard; Disposition: Petition for writ of certiorari filed by Joshua Buckner is denied. To Deny: Waller, C.J., Dickinson and Randolph, P.JJ., Lamar, Kitchens, Pierce, King and Coleman, JJ. Not Participating: Chandler, J. Order entered.
EN BANC
2012-CA-00880-SCT
Bre'Annah Banks, a Minor, by and through her Natural Mother, Legal Guardian and next Friend, Etta Banks; Ladarius Harp, a Minor by and through his Natural Mother, Legal Guardian and next Friend, Barbara Thomas; Kimberly Norris, a Minor by and through her Natural Mother, Legal Guardian and next Friend, Mary Norris; Zerlanzeia Lambouths, a Minor by and through his Natural Mother, Legal Guardian and next Friend, Annie King; and Lakedrick Reed, a Minor by and through his Natural Mother, Legal Guardian and next Friend, Juanita Reed v. Sherwin-Williams Company; Bolivar Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case #: 2001-25; Ruling Date: 04/17/2012; Ruling Judge: Johnnie Walls, Jr.; Disposition: Motion for rehearing filed by Sherwin-Williams Company is denied.
EN BANC
2012-CA-01329-SCT
Edward Cox v. State of Mississippi; Clay Circuit Court; LC Case #: 9536; Ruling Date: 07/18/2012; Ruling Judge: James Kitchens, Jr.; Disposition: Motion for rehearing filed by Edward Cox is denied. Chandler, J., not participating.
EN BANC
2012-CA-01576-SCT
Michael A. Huseth v. Tavia M. Huseth; Hinds Chancery Court 1st District; LC Case #: G2012-354-0/3; Ruling Date: 09/14/2012; Ruling Judge: Denise Owens; Disposition: Motion to Strike filed by Tavia Huseth is granted. See opinion of this Court handed down this date at paragraph 9.
EN BANC
2012-CA-01850-SCT
Ralph Arnold Smith, Jr. v. Ricky Banks, Sheriff of Leflore County, Mississippi, and the State of Mississippi; Leflore Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2012-0066-CI; Ruling Date: 10/09/2012; Ruling Judge: L. Hilburn; Disposition: Motion for rehearing filed by Ralph Arnold Smith, Jr., is denied. Opinion modified at paragraphs 14 and 16. Coleman, J., not participating.
EN BANC
2013-KA-00114-SCT
James Marco Ferguson a/k/a James Ferguson a/k/a James M. Ferguson v. State of Mississippi; Harrison Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case #: B2401-11-838; Ruling Date: 08/09/2012; Ruling Judge: John Gargiulo; Disposition: Motion for rehearing filed by James Ferguson is denied.
EN BANC
2013-CC-00682-SCT
Mississippi Power Company v. Mississippi Public Service Commission and Bigger Pie Forum, LLC; Hinds Chancery Court 1st District; LC Case #: 25CH1:12-CV-001254; Ruling Date: 04/02/2013; Ruling Judge: J. Thomas; Disposition: Motion and Brief of Appellee Bigger Pie Forum, LLC to Dismiss the Appeal and Determine Damages Pursuant to Rule 38 MRAP, Withdrawal of Motion and Brief of Appellee Bigger Pie Forum, LLC to Dismiss the Appeal and Determine Damages Pursuant to Rule 38 MRAP, Motion of Appellee Bigger Pie Forum, LLC for Leave to File Additional Pages of Briefing, and Appellee Bigger Pie Forum, LLC's Motion to Strike Appellant Mississippi Power Company's Response to Bigger Pie Forum, LLC's Withdrawal of Motion to Dismiss the Appeal are dismissed. Order entered.