Legal Opinion

Brown v. Bond

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided May 2, 2000No. 1998-CA-01717-COAPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SOUTHWICK, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A default judgment was entered in favor of Henry Bond. On appeal the defendant Chris Brown argues that he was not properly served. We disagree with the trial judge that there were two alternative means by which service could have been accomplished in this case, though we agree with the applicability of one of them. The trial judge’s findings were ambiguous as to whether he found the deputy sheriff credible when he testified that he completed the applicable service. We seek a clarification from the trial court on this point. We reverse and remand for that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Williams v. KilgoreMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Patel v. Telerent Leasing Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1990

3Cited by5 opinions

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  2. Charles L. Kuebler v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
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  4. Garrick Price v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2022
  5. Johnson v. City of Jackson, MississippiDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2023

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