Legal Opinion

Copeland v. City of Jackson

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 5, 1989No. 58317PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

548 So.2d 970 (1989)

Douglas A. COPELAND

v.

CITY OF JACKSON, MS, et al.

No. 58317.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 5, 1989.

Rehearing Denied August 2, 1989.

John H. Fox, III, Fox & Watson, Jackson, for appellant.

Tim Hancock, Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., and PRATHER and BLASS, JJ.

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

The propriety of an additur in a personal injury suit is the subject of this appeal. The case was originally before this Court in City of Jackson v. Copeland, 490 So.2d 834 (Miss. 1986). In that case, this Court affirmed the holding of the lower court as to the…

Also in this document: Dissent · Lee; Concurrence; Dissent · Lee.

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Johnson v. LutzNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
  2. Minnick v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Hall v. HilbunMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  4. City of Jackson v. LocklarMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Detroit Marine Engineering v. McReeMississippi Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by54 opinions

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  2. Fisher v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Sumrall v. Mississippi Power Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  4. DeLaughter v. Lawrence County Hosp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Gibson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998

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