Legal Opinion
Horton v. Jones
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 13, 1950No. 37309PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLee, J.
Suit was instituted in the lower court by Mary Rogers Jones to recover from Luke Horton, trading and doing business as 622 Cab Company, the sum of $440.00. From a judgment for that amount, Horton appeals.
The declaration charged that thd appellee engaged a cab of the appellant, driven by Herbert Woodall, as agent of appellant, to take her from the downtown area to her home in Tupelo; that when the cab stopped, she got out, but the driver did not give sufficient time to get her billfold or pocketbook; that he slammed the door, and hurried off with her pocketbook which contained the amount sued…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Barmore v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1904
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. CreekmoreMississippi Supreme Court · 1945
- White's Lumber & Supply Co. v. CollinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1939
- Loper v. Yazoo M.V.R. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1933
- Walters v. Stonewall Cotton MillsMississippi Supreme Court · 1924
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Adams v. Cinemark USA, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2002
- Tichenor v. Roman Catholic Church of Archdiocese of New OrleansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Doe Ex Rel. Doe v. Salvation ArmyMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
- Wallace v. JC Penny Co., Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1959
- Segelke v. AtkinsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1960
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