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15 Mississippi opinions name it 2 courts 1984–2016 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.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Walker v. Stategreen2 sentences2003See Walker, 671 So.2d at 596 . 1991See Walker, 671 So.2d at 596 . | 2 | 2 |
Sperry-New Holland v. Prestagegreen2 sentences1998In Sperry-New Holland v. Prestage, 617 So.2d 248 (Miss.1993), this Court addressed a challenge to a jury verdict that did not specifically state each amount awarded to the plaintiff for the different elements of damages claimed in the original complaint, but instead, the jury verdict awarded only a general sum of money for all damages. 1995In Sperry-New Holland v. Prestage, 617 So. 2d 248 (Miss. 1993), this Court addressed a challenge to a jury verdict that did not specifically state each amount awarded to the plaintiff for the different elements of damages claimed in the original complaint, but instead, the jury verdict awarded only a general sum of money for all damages. | 2 | 2 |
Phelps v. Clinkscalesgreen1 sentence2016Ct. App. 2013), this Court addressed a claim of slander of title by the filing of a wrongful lis pendens notice, and held: The Mississippi Supreme Court has stated that filing “an instrument which is known to be inoperative, and which disparages the title to land, is a false and malicious statement for which damages may be recovered.” Phelps v. Clinkscales, 247 So.2d 819, 821 (Miss. 1971) (citation omitted). | 1 | 1 |
Baker v. Stategreen2 sentences2010In Baker , this Court addressed a claim that a trial court erred when it determined that a defendant “had voluntarily absented himself from trial without conducting an evi-dentiary hearing with sworn witness testimony.” Id. at 412 (¶ 29). 2010This Court found that the defendant’s attorney “did not object to the court’s subsequently receiving the unsworn representations of [the defendant’s] father and [the defendant’s] bail bondsman [and that] [h]ad he done so, the trial court could easily have placed the witnesses under oath and avoided the error [the defendant] now claims.” Id. at (¶ 30). | 1 | 1 |
Vickers v. First Mississippi Nat. Bankgreen2 sentences2007In Vickers v. First Mississippi Nat'l Bank, 458 So.2d 1055, 1061-62 (Miss.1984), the court addressed the exception stated in Bruno regarding when a shareholder can pursue a claim for damages he has suffered personally. 2007Id. | 1 | 1 |
City of Jackson v. Merchants Bank & Trust Co.green2 sentences1984Quoting from a number of prior decisions of this Court, the decision in Stockett read in part as follows: In City of Jackson v. Merchants' Bank & Trust Co., 112 Miss. 537, 547 , 73 So. 573, 575 (1917) this Court said: This court, in the cases of Vicksburg v. Marshall, 59 Miss. 563 , and Witherspoon v. Meridian, 69 Miss. 288 , 13 South. 843 , indicates very clearly that the doctrine of equitable estoppel for the protection of individuals against injury of property, in proper cases, may be successfully invoked against municipalities. 1984Quoting from a number of prior decisions of this Court, the decision in Stockett read in part as follows: In City of Jackson v. Merchants' Bank & Trust Co., 112 Miss. 537, 547 , 73 So. 573, 575 (1917) this Court said: This court, in the cases of Vicksburg v. Marshall, 59 Miss. 563 , and Witherspoon v. Meridian, 69 Miss. 288 , 13 South. 843 , indicates very clearly that the doctrine of equitable estoppel for the protection of individuals against injury of property, in proper cases, may be successfully invoked against municipalities. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Mississippi. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Andrus v. Ellis
green
2 sentences2007Andrus, 887 So.2d at 179 . 2006Andrus, 887 So.2d at 179 . | 4 | 2004–2007 |
Foster v. State
green
2 sentences1996This Court addressed this claim on the merits as well as recognizing a procedural bar in Foster, 639 So.2d at 1292-98 . 1991This Court addressed this claim on the merits as well as recognizing a procedural bar in Foster, 639 So.2d at 1292-98 . | 2 | 1991–1996 |
Pargoud v. United States
green
1 sentence1990The Court addressed the doctrine of judicial immunity and held that "judges of courts of superior or general jurisdiction are not liable to civil actions for their judicial acts, even when such acts are in excess of their jurisdiction, and are alleged to have been done maliciously or corruptly." Id. at 355-56 , 98 S.Ct. at 1104 , 55 L.Ed.2d at 338 (quoting Bradley v. Fisher, 13 Wall 335, 347, 20 L.Ed. 646 (1872)). | 1 | 1990–1990 |
Stump v. Sparkman
green
2 sentences1990The Court addressed the doctrine of judicial immunity and held that "judges of courts of superior or general jurisdiction are not liable to civil actions for their judicial acts, even when such acts are in excess of their jurisdiction, and are alleged to have been done maliciously or corruptly." Id. at 355-56 , 98 S.Ct. at 1104 , 55 L.Ed.2d at 338 (quoting Bradley v. Fisher, 13 Wall 335, 347, 20 L.Ed. 646 (1872)). 1990The Court addressed the doctrine of judicial immunity and held that "judges of courts of superior or general jurisdiction are not liable to civil actions for their judicial acts, even when such acts are in excess of their jurisdiction, and are alleged to have been done maliciously or corruptly." Id. at 355-56 , 98 S.Ct. at 1104 , 55 L.Ed.2d at 338 (quoting Bradley v. Fisher, 13 Wall 335, 347, 20 L.Ed. 646 (1872)). | 1 | 1990–1990 |
City of Vicksburg v. Marshall
green
1 sentence1984Quoting from a number of prior decisions of this Court, the decision in Stockett read in part as follows: In City of Jackson v. Merchants' Bank & Trust Co., 112 Miss. 537, 547 , 73 So. 573, 575 (1917) this Court said: This court, in the cases of Vicksburg v. Marshall, 59 Miss. 563 , and Witherspoon v. Meridian, 69 Miss. 288 , 13 South. 843 , indicates very clearly that the doctrine of equitable estoppel for the protection of individuals against injury of property, in proper cases, may be successfully invoked against municipalities. | 1 | 1984–1984 |
Witherspoon v. City of Meridian
neutral
1 sentence1984Quoting from a number of prior decisions of this Court, the decision in Stockett read in part as follows: In City of Jackson v. Merchants' Bank & Trust Co., 112 Miss. 537, 547 , 73 So. 573, 575 (1917) this Court said: This court, in the cases of Vicksburg v. Marshall, 59 Miss. 563 , and Witherspoon v. Meridian, 69 Miss. 288 , 13 South. 843 , indicates very clearly that the doctrine of equitable estoppel for the protection of individuals against injury of property, in proper cases, may be successfully invoked against municipalities. | 1 | 1984–1984 |
State v. Stockett
green
1 sentence1984In State v. Stockett, 249 So.2d 388 (Miss. 1971), this Court addressed whether the doctrine of equitable estoppel may be applied against the state and its municipalities. | 1 | 1984–1984 |
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.
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.