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reasonably diligent inquiry in Mississippi

18 Mississippi opinions name it 2 courts 1997–2017 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Mississippi courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (5)

CaseFollowedCited
Doe v. Mississippi Blood Services, Inc.green
miss · 1997 · cited in 15 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1998–2017
2 sentences

2017In Doe, we cited with approval our Womble holding that due to the reasonable availability of numerous medical records on file at the hospital “a reasonably diligent inquiry by the appellants into the history of the deceased’s medical treatment would have revealed to appellants the identities of the persons they sought to identify categorically.” Id. at 1018 (citing Womble, 618 So. 2d at 1267 ).

2017Inc., 704 So. 2d 1016 (Miss.1997), and held the relation back privilege afforded under Rule 9 requires a plaintiff to actually exercise a reasonably-diligent inquiry into the identities of the fictitious part[ies].

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Wilner v. Whitegreen
miss · 2006 · cited in 6 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2005–2017
2 sentences

2017“The relation[-]back'privilege provided for fictitious parties under Rule 15(c)(2) requires the plaintiff to 'actually exercise a reasonably diligent inquiry into the identity of the fictitious party.” Wilner v. White, 929 So.2d 315, 323 (¶ 7) (Miss. 2006) (quoting Doe v. Miss.

2010P. 4 .This Court also has held that ”[t]he relation back privilege provided for fictitious parties under Rule 15(c)(2) requires the plaintiff to actually exercise a reasonably diligent inquiry into the identity of the fictitious party.” Wilner v. White, 929 So.2d 315, 323 (Miss.2006) (quoting Doe v. Miss.

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Womble v. Singing River Hosp.green
miss · 1993 · cited in 4 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1997–2017
2 sentences

2017In Doe, we cited with approval our Womble holding that due to the reasonable availability of numerous medical records on file at the hospital “a reasonably diligent inquiry by the appellants into the history of the deceased’s medical treatment would have revealed to appellants the identities of the persons they sought to identify categorically.” Id. at 1018 (citing Womble, 618 So. 2d at 1267 ).

2001In Doe , we cited with approval our Womble holding that due to the reasonable availability of numerous medical records on file at the hospital "a reasonably diligent inquiry by the appellants into the history of the deceased's medical treatment would have revealed to appellants the identities of the persons they sought to identify categorically...." Id. at 1018 (citing *370 Womble, 618 So.2d at 1267 ).

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Rawson v. Jonesgreen
miss · 2001 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017Rawson, 816 So. 2d at 369 (¶7) (citing Doe, 704 So. 2d at 1019 (¶13)).

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Bedford Health Prop. v. Estate of Williamsgreen
miss · 2006 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
2 sentences

2016Bedford, 946 So.2d at 342 (¶ 13) (internal citations and quotation marks omitted).

2016Bedford, 946 So.2d at 343 (¶ 17).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Mississippi. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-36 (6) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-49 (4)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

TX 35 (1940–2026) MS 18 (1997–2017) MA 16 (1975–2025) OR 13 (1959–2026) MI 9 (1995–2018) CA 7 (1918–2022) CO 7 (1991–2012) PA 7 (1920–2015) MD 4 (2005–2016) AR 4 (1940–2004) WA 4 (2010–2019) NY 3 (1991–2010) WI 3 (1989–2020) IA 3 (1926–2022) ND 2 (2011–2011) NJ 2 (1927–1960) NC 2 (2013–2026) NH 2 (1992–1995) TN 2 (2006–2011) DC 2 (1976–1996) SC 2 (1970–1996) AZ 2 (2013–2019)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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