Mississippi Supreme Court

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May 06, 1999

05/06/1999 - Hand Down and published opinions in WordPerfect/ZIP format

Cobb, Kay Beevers
X 98-IA-00319-SCT

Tennessee Valley Regional Housing Authority v. Richard Bailey Pontotoc Circuit Court; LC Case#: 97172; Ruling Date: 02/24/1998; Ruling Judge: Barry Ford; Majority Opinion: Cobb, J. Disposition: Affirmed. Remanded for Proceedings Consistent with the Opinion of this Court. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., McRae, J., Smith, J., Mills, J., Waller, J., Concur.

Waller, William L., Jr.
XX 97-KA-01221-SCT

Miller, Joshua Charles v. State of Mississippi Lamar Circuit Court; LC Case#: 8542; Ruling Date: 07/02/1997; Ruling Judge: Michael Eubanks; Majority Opinion: Waller, J. Disposition: On change of venue to Madison County. Conviction of murder and sentence to serve a term of life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, affirmed. Lamar County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., Smith, J., Mills, J., Concur. Cobb, J., Not Participating. Dissenting Opinion: McRae, J.

Waller, William L., Jr.
97-CA-01291-SCT

Hemphill, Robert v. Ressie Hemphill Washington Chancery Court; LC Case#: 970192; Ruling Date: 10/14/1997; Ruling Judge: William Griffin, Jr.; Majority Opinion: Waller, J. Disposition: Affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., McRae, J., Smith, J., Mills, J., Cobb, J., Concur.

Mills, Michael P.
X 97-KA-00313-SCT

Jackson, Roger L. a/k/a Roger Lee Jackson v. State of Mississippi Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 961452; Ruling Date: 01/06/1997; Ruling Judge: Robert Gibbs; Majority Opinion:Mills, J. Disposition: Conviction of manslaughter and sentence of twenty (20) years with eight (8) years suspended, five (5) years supervised probation and twelve (12) years to serve in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., Smith, J., Waller, J., Cobb, J., Concur. McRae, J., Concurs in result only.

Mills, Michael P.
98-CA-00493-SCT

Lampton, Dudley F. v. First Bank Pike Chancery Court; LC Case#: 36661; Ruling Date: 03/02/1998; Ruling Judge: W. McGehee, II; Majority Opinion: Mills, J. Disposition: Affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., McRae, J., Smith, J., Waller, J., Cobb, J., Concur.

Mills, Michael P.
X 1998-CA-01231-SCT

Sheffield, Joyce v. Dr. Ken Goodwin, D.M.D., Individually and d/b/a Ken Goodwin, D.M.D., P.A Prentiss Circuit Court; LC Case#: CV95149; Ruling Date: 03/23/1998; Ruling Judge: Frank Russell; Majority Opinion: Mills, J. Disposition: Affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., Smith, J., Waller, J., Cobb, J., Concur. McRae, J., Dissents Without Separate Written Opinion.

Smith, James W., Jr.
XX 97-CA-00034-SCT

Pickering, Pat v. Industria Masina I Traktora (IMT) Simpson Circuit Court; LC Case#: 18131; Ruling Date: 12/06/1996; Ruling Judge: Robert Evans; Majority Opinion: Smith, J. Disposition: Judgment Affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., Mills, J., Waller, J., Concur. Cobb, J., Not Participating. Dissenting Opinion: McRae, J. Votes: Sullivan, P.J., Joins in Part .

Pittman, Edwin Lloyd
98-CA-00280-SCT

Southland Management d/b/a East Columbia Apartments; Southland Management d/b/a Columbia Development Programs, Inc.; Columbia Associates L. P.; Hancock Properties d/b/a Marion Manor; Columbia Apartments Ltd. d/b/a Northwood Villa Apartments; and Sunbelt M v. City of Columbia, Mississippi Marion Chancery Court; LC Case#: 940562; Ruling Date: 01/21/1998; Ruling Judge: James Thomas, Jr.; Majority Opinion:Pittman, P.J. Disposition: Affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Sullivan, P.J., Banks, J., McRae, J., Smith, J., Mills, J., Waller, J., Cobb, J., Concur.

Prather, Lenore L.
1998-CA-00976-SCT

Dennis, Greta v. William Percy Dennis Washington Chancery Court; LC Case#: 950917; Ruling Date: 05/05/1998; Ruling Judge: William Griffin, Jr.; Majority Opinion: Prather, C.J. Disposition: Affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., McRae, J., Smith, J., Mills, J., Waller, J., Cobb, J., Concur.

EN BANC
X 95-CA-00614-SCT

First Investors Corporation, Administrative Data Management Corporation and First Investors Insured Tax Exempt Fund, Inc. v. James W. Rayner, M. D. Lafayette Circuit Court; LC Case#: L93141; Ruling Date: 05/04/1995; Ruling Judge: R. Coleman; Majority Opinion: Banks, J. Disposition: Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part, and Remanded. Appellant and Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Smith, J., Waller, J., Concur. McRae, J., Mills, J., Cobb, J., Not Participating.

EN BANC
96-CT-00567-SCT

Waring, Shirley B. v. Richard L. Waring Warren Chancery Court; LC Case#: 940242GN; Ruling Date: 05/06/1996; Ruling Judge: Vicki Barnes; Disposition: Richard L. Waring's Petition for Writ of Certiorari, granted. To Grant: Prather, C. J., Sullivan and Pittman, P.JJ., Banks, Smith, Mills, Waller and Cobb, JJ. To Deny: McRae, J. Order entered.

EN BANC
XX 96-CT-00662-SCT

Carrington, Pamela Gail, Personal Representative of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of James Wiley Carrington, III, Deceased v. Methodist Medical Center, Inc. Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 937736; Ruling Date: 04/25/1996; Ruling Judge: James Graves, Jr.; Majority Opinion: Banks, J. Disposition: Reversed and Remanded. Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., McRae, J., Waller, J., Concur. Dissenting Opinion: Smith, J. Votes: Prather, C.J., Mills, J., Cobb, J., Join.

EN BANC
96-DP-01030-SCT

Watts, James Earnest a/k/a "Squirrel" v. State of Mississippi Marion Circuit Court; LC Case#: 5920; Ruling Date: 08/09/1996; Ruling Judge: R. Prichard, III; Disposition: Appellant's Motion for Rehearing, denied. Cobb, J., Not Participating.

EN BANC
96-DP-01030-SCT

Watts, James Earnest a/k/a "Squirrel" v. State of Mississippi Marion Circuit Court; LC Case#: 5920; Ruling Date: 08/09/1996; Ruling Judge: R. Prichard, III; Disposition: Appellee's Motion for Rehearing, denied. Smith, J., would grant. Cobb, J., not participating.

EN BANC
97-CA-00335-SCT

Anne Cook Interior Designs and Dorothy A. Cook v. Dana Sanders Madison Circuit Court; LC Case#: CI960056; Ruling Date: 02/28/1997; Ruling Judge: Robert Goza, Jr.; Disposition: Motion for Rehearing, denied. Opinion modified. Sullivan, P.J., McRae and Waller, JJ., would grant.

EN BANC
97-KA-00373-SCT

Clemons, Jr., Kenneth a/k/a Kenneth C. Clemons, Jr. v. State of Mississippi Neshoba Circuit Court; LC Case#: 8529; Ruling Date: 03/12/1997; Ruling Judge: Marcus Gordon; Disposition: Motion for Rehearing, denied. Sullivan, P.J., and McRae, J., would grant. Cobb, J., not participating.

EN BANC
97-CT-00534-SCT

Ishee, Glenn v. The Peoples Bank Harrison Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 22047; Ruling Date: 04/10/1997; Ruling Judge: Jerry Terry, Sr.; Disposition: Ishee's Petition for Writ of Certiorari, denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered.

EN BANC
X 97-CA-01001-SCT

Williams, Pearlie v. Delta Regional Medical Center Washington Circuit Court; LC Case#: CI960151; Ruling Date: 06/03/1997; Ruling Judge: Shirley Byers; Majority Opinion:Pittman, P.J. Disposition: Dismissed for lack of an appealable order. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Sullivan, P.J., Banks, J., Smith, J., Mills, J., Waller, J., Concur. McRae, J., Concurs in result only. Cobb, J., Not Participating.

EN BANC
97-CT-01012-SCT

City of Olive Branch Board of Aldermen v. Homer Bunker DeSoto Circuit Court; LC Case#: CV96249; Ruling Date: 05/13/1997; Ruling Judge: Andrew Baker; Disposition: Bunker's Petition for Writ of Certiorari, denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered.

EN BANC
97-CA-01443-SCT

Hare, Joseph v. State of Mississippi and Centra Benefit Services, Inc. Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 97255; Ruling Date: 10/20/1997; Ruling Judge: L. Hilburn, Jr.; Disposition: Motion for Rehearing, denied. Sullivan, P.J., Not Participating.

EN BANC
98-CP-00545-SCT

Smothers, Cecil v. State of Mississippi Pontotoc Circuit Court; LC Case#: CV97279; Ruling Date: 03/02/1998; Ruling Judge: Barry Ford; Disposition: Motion for Discretionary Review, denied.