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9 Mississippi opinions name it 2 courts 2016–2024 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
Douglas v. Burley ex rel. Hillgreen2 sentences2019Douglas, 134 So. 3d at 697 (emphasis added) (footnotes omitted) (citations omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted). ¶23. 2018Abuse of discretion "means 'clearly against logic and effect of such facts as are presented in support of the application or against the reasonable and probable deductions to be drawn from the facts disclosed upon the hearing.' " Douglas v. Burley , 134 So.3d 692 , 697 (¶ 13) (Miss. 2012) (quoting White v. State , 742 So.2d 1126 , 1136 (¶ 42) (Miss. 1999) ). ¶ 10. | 3 | 6 |
White v. Stategreen2 sentences2018Abuse of discretion "means 'clearly against logic and effect of such facts as are presented in support of the application or against the reasonable and probable deductions to be drawn from the facts disclosed upon the hearing.' " Douglas v. Burley , 134 So.3d 692 , 697 (¶ 13) (Miss. 2012) (quoting White v. State , 742 So.2d 1126 , 1136 (¶ 42) (Miss. 1999) ). ¶ 10. 2016White v. State, 742 So.2d 1126, 1136 (¶ 42) (Miss.1999) (internal citation and quotation marks omitted). ¶ 9. | 1 | 2 |
Davis v. Stevensgreen1 sentence2024In other cases, we have said it “‘is only one factor’ to be considered in making a custody award.” Davis v. Stevens, 85 So. 3d 943, 951 (¶35) (Miss. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Mississippi. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Sparkman v. Sparkman
green
1 sentence2024Rather than implying bad faith or an intentional wrong on the part of the trial judge, an abuse of discretion is viewed as a strict legal term that is clearly against logic and effect of such facts as are presented in support of the application or against the reasonable and probable deductions to be drawn from the facts disclosed upon the hearing.” (quotation marks and citations omitted)). 16 absence of some unusual and compelling circumstance.” Carson, 580 So. 2d at 1257 ; Sparkman, 441 So. 2d at 1363 . | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Carson v. Natchez Children's Home
green
1 sentence2024Rather than implying bad faith or an intentional wrong on the part of the trial judge, an abuse of discretion is viewed as a strict legal term that is clearly against logic and effect of such facts as are presented in support of the application or against the reasonable and probable deductions to be drawn from the facts disclosed upon the hearing.” (quotation marks and citations omitted)). 16 absence of some unusual and compelling circumstance.” Carson, 580 So. 2d at 1257 ; Sparkman, 441 So. 2d at 1363 . | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Stringfellow v. Stringfellow
green
1 sentence2019An abuse of discretion means clearly against logic and effect of such facts as are presented in support of the application or against the reasonable and probable deductions to be drawn from the facts disclosed upon the hearing. 7 As noted above, the chancery court relied on Stringfellow v. Stringfellow, 451 So. 2d 219 (Miss. 1984), for this proposition. | 1 | 2019–2019 |
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.