Legal Opinion
Rayner v. Lindsey
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 1962No. 42243PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRodgers, J.
This is a suit based upon personal injury and property damage resulting from an automobile accident.
This case came to this Court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Harrison County, where the plaintiff obtained a judgment in the sum of $60,000. The trial judge sustained a motion for a new trial on the amount of damages alone, on the condition that plaintiff would agree to remit the sum of $15,000. Plaintiff declined to agree to remit said sum and appealed to the Supreme Court. Defendants also appealed.
The facts in this case are as follows: On or about November 8, 1959, the plaintiff,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Beard v. WilliamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1935
- Long v. MAGNOLIA HOTEL CO.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1959
- Meridian Taxicab Co., Inc. v. WardMississippi Supreme Court · 1939
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. PorfertTexas Supreme Court · 1888
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- State v. KingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
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