Legal Opinion
Michael Stevens v. Derrick Wade
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided March 21, 2017No. 2015-CA-01309-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EN BANC.
BARNES, J.,
FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. This case stems from the dismissal of Michael Stevens’s malicious-prosecution case after his nearly two-year delay in answering discovery. Stevens appeals -the judgment of the Circuit Court of Lauder-dale County, which denied his motion for relief from a judgment of dismissal. Finding no error, we affirm.
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶2. On July 8, 2013, Stevens filed a complaint in the Lauderdale County Circuit Court against Wesley House Community Center (Wesley House); Derrick Wade and Andy Hodges, personally and as employees of Wesley…
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- Stringfellow v. StringfellowMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
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- Palmer v. GRAND CASINOS OF MISSISSIPPIMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Melton v. Smith's Pecans, Inc.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
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