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benefits rule in Mississippi

10 Mississippi opinions name it 2 courts 1998–2022 2 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 (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Doe v. Mississippi Blood Services, Inc.green
miss · 1997 · cited in 8 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1998–2022
2 sentences

2006It is not designed to allow tardy plaintiffs to sleep on their rights for seven years, make only one telephone call prior to the running of the statute, and then enjoy the benefits of the rule." Doe, 704 So.2d at 1019 . ¶ 7.

2006It is not designed to allow tardy plaintiffs to sleep on their rights for seven years, make only one telephone call prior to the running of the statute, and then enjoy the benefits of the rule." Id.

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Wilner v. Whitegreen
miss · 2006 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2013–2022
2 sentences

2022It is not designed to allow tardy plaintiffs to sleep on their rights for . . . years, make only one telephone call prior to the running of the statute, and then enjoy the benefits of the rule.” Wilner v. White, 929 So. 2d 315, 322 (Miss. 2006) (quoting Doe v. Miss.

2013Wilner, 929 So.2d at 322 (¶ 6) (citations omitted). ¶ 64.

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Wade v. Wadegreen
missctapp · 2007 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2021–2021
1 sentence

2021In regard to child-custody cases, this Court has made clear the chancellor’s benefits in hearing from both parents: “[c]ertainly, a more prudent determination . . . may be made when based upon evidence presented from both parents rather than evidence presented by only one.” In Wade v. Wade, 967 So. 2d 682, 684 (¶8) (Miss.

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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 (4) 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

CA 46 (1938–2026) TX 45 (1913–2025) FL 20 (1966–2025) WA 20 (1972–2026) NY 20 (1886–2025) VT 17 (1999–2026) IL 13 (1975–2013) CT 13 (1992–2019) MO 12 (1976–2023) CO 11 (1899–2023) NJ 11 (1961–2025) LA 10 (1978–2015) IN 10 (1972–2003) MS 10 (1998–2022) VA 9 (1993–2025) IA 8 (1928–2019) GA 8 (1931–2014) WI 8 (1933–2020) PA 7 (1982–2009) AL 7 (1980–2007) NM 7 (1942–2023) OH 7 (1989–2013) MA 6 (1973–2016) MT 6 (1938–2014) MD 5 (1990–2019) AZ 5 (1976–1993) DC 4 (1969–2017) SD 4 (1911–2006) WY 4 (1980–2014) WV 4 (1952–2021) MN 4 (1986–1990) KY 4 (1923–2026) MI 4 (1989–2022) NC 4 (1960–2000) OR 4 (1946–2020) OK 3 (1932–1995) NE 3 (1942–2018) ID 3 (1996–2020) ME 3 (1980–2009) UT 3 (1988–2013) ND 2 (1898–1990) NH 2 (1978–2002) AK 2 (1989–1990)

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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