Legal Opinion
Smith v. City of Gulfport
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided February 13, 2007No. 2005-CA-01153-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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FACTS
¶ 1. This case involved the flooding in 2001 of several homes in the Faust Drive subdivision in Gulfport, Mississippi. The cause of this flooding, according to the residents, was overflow from a drainage ditch that runs along the northern and western edge of the Faust Drive subdivision and through a culvert under Dedeaux Road to the south.
¶ 2. This area was part of the county until January 1994 when it was annexed into the City. The neighborhood residents…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mississippi Transp. Comm'n v. McLemoreMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
- McClendon v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
- Catchings v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
- Kiddy v. LipscombMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
- City of Vicksburg v. PorterfieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1933
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Sacks v. NecaiseCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
- Figueroa v. OrleansCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010
- Illinois Central Railroad v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
- Rhaly v. Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010