Legal Opinion

Carla Speights Darnell v. William Duff Darnell

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 25, 2016No. 2015-CA-00764-SCTPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAXWELL, JUSTICE,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Certain procedural requirements must be met for this Court to exercise appellate jurisdiction. Where a timely, un-disposed Rule 59 motion remains pending in chancery court, there is no final appeal-able judgment within the jurisdiction of this Court. Because we are faced with such a motion, we dismiss.

Procedural Background

¶2. This matter is again before this Court. Previously, we reversed and remanded the final judgment with specific instructions. Darnell v. Darnell, 167 So.3d 195 (Miss.2014). We required the. ehancel-lor to reconsider certain evidence and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Michael v. MichaelMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Darnell v. DarnellMississippi Supreme Court · 2014
  3. Mallery v. TaylorMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Perryman v. GardnerMississippi Supreme Court · 1869

3Cited by4 opinions

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  2. Jerrell Thomas a/k/a Jerrell Jerome Thomas a/k/a Jerrell J. Hinton v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2021
  3. Lynn Wirtz v. Adams County Board of SupervisorsCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2019
  4. Sam Aceil v. Alcorn State University and Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher LearningCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2024

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