Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-807 (2024)
Vehicle entering or crossing highway from private road or driveway
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The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from a private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said highway.
Codes, 1942, § 8198; Laws, 1938, ch. 200.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1998–2011 · leading case: Busick v. St. John, 856 So. 2d 304 (Miss. 2003).
Busick v. St. John, 856 So. 2d 304 (Miss. 2003). “From her use of the terms "street" and "road," St. John interprets *322 Busick's reliance on Miss Code Ann.”
City of Jackson v. Perry, 764 So. 2d 373 (Miss. 2000). “§ 63-3-807 (1999) mandates that, "[t]he driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross the highway from a private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said highway." The City argues that Perry had the duty to yield the right-of-way to…”
Smith v. Waggoners Trucking Corp., 69 So. 3d 773 (Miss. Ct. App. 2011). “Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-807 . ¶ 19. Watson and Waggoners argue Watson had only a statutory duty, when entering Highway 82, to yield to cars that were an “immediate hazard.”
Wansley v. Brent, 80 So. 3d 125 (Miss. Ct. App. 2011). “” Miss.Code Ann. § 63-3-807 (Rev.2004). It is undisputed that Brent was traveling southbound and approaching the private driveway when Wansley pulled into Hanging Moss Road.”
Stribling v. Hauerkamp, 771 So. 2d 415 (Miss. Ct. App. 2000). “" Miss.Code Ann. § 63-3-807 (Rev. 1996). It is further made clear that "[t]he driver of a vehicle shall stop as required by this chapter at the entrance to a through highway and shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles which have entered the intersection from said through…”
Beverly D. Busick v. Susan I. St. John, No. 2002-CA-01011-SCT (Miss. May 14, 2002). “Fromher use of the terms “street” and “road,” St. John interprets Busick’s reliance on Miss Code Ann.”
City of Jackson v. Ladarrell Perry, No. 1998-CA-01513-SCT (Miss. Aug. 31, 1998). “" The City argues that Perry had the duty to yield the right-of-way to Edwards, and because he breached this duty, he placed his vehicle in a position to be hit by the oncoming car driven by Officer Edwards.”
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