Legal Opinion

Crumpton v. Hegwood

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 12, 1999No. 98-IA-00179-SCTPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

740 So.2d 292 (1999)

Cecil CRUMPTON

v.

Mary J. (Fay) HEGWOOD.

No. 98-IA-00179-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 12, 1999.

Thomas C. Anderson, William A. Whitehead, Jr., Hattiesburg, Attorneys for Appellant.

Joseph E. Roberts, Jr., Jackson, Attorney for Appellee.

EN BANC.

BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. This is an interlocutory appeal which presents three legal questions to this Court: (1) whether the applicable statute of limitations had run prior to a request for an extension of time in which to effect service; (2) if so, whether the order extending time to effect service revives the cause…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Winters v. Teledyne Movible Offshore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  2. Rains v. GardnerMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Watters v. StriplingMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Motsinger v. FlyntDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1988
  5. Fortenberry v. MEMORIAL HOSP. AT GULFPORTMississippi Supreme Court · 1996

3Cited by20 opinions

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  2. Dailey v. Methodist Medical CenterCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001
  3. Heard v. RemyMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  4. LeBlanc v. Allstate Ins. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Moore Ex Rel. Moore v. BoydCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001

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