Legal Opinion

MISS. DHS v. Guidry

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 31, 2002No. 2001-CA-01538-SCTPublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

830 So.2d 628 (2002)

MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

v.

Jackie J. GUIDRY, Sr.

No. 2001-CA-01538-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 31, 2002.

Geraldine Jordan-Chayer, attorney for appellant.

Robert E. Taylor, Jr., Wiggins, attorney for appellee.

Before McRAE, P.J., EASLEY and CARLSON, JJ.

CARLSON, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. The Mississippi Department of Human Services brings this appeal after the chancellor dismissed its petition for contempt with prejudice based on a failure to prosecute. Finding that the chancellor erred in dismissing the petition with prejudice, we reverse his judgment…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Sam ROGERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KROGER COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  3. Johnny B. McGOWAN, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FAULKNER CONCRETE PIPE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Sidney Morris v. Ocean Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  5. Frank Burden v. Thomas Larry Yates and Marion H. ReeceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by40 opinions

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