Legal Opinion
Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Skinner
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 25, 1946No. 36023PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcGehee, J.
From a judgment for both actual and punitive damages in favor of the plaintiff, Mrs. Hattie E. Skinner, against the defendants, Montgomery Ward and Company, Inc., and its assistant manager, R. H. Burnie, in a suit for slander, the defendants have prosecuted this appeal.
The first question presented is whether or not the defendants were entitled to a directed verdict in their favor. And it is well-settled that every fact which the evidence establishes directly or by reasonable inference must be considered as proved against a party asking for a peremptory instruction. Stricklin v. Harvey, 181…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Louisiana Oil Corp. v. RennoMississippi Supreme Court · 1934
- Scott-Burr Stores Corp. v. EdgarMississippi Supreme Court · 1938
- Hardy v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
- Stricklin v. HarveyMississippi Supreme Court · 1938
- Kroger Grocery & Baking Co. v. HarpoleMississippi Supreme Court · 1936
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Fowler Butane Gas Co. v. VarnerMississippi Supreme Court · 1962
- Kelly v. Mississippi Valley Gas Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1981
- David R. Green v. Amerada-Hess CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Richard GARZIANO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Young v. JacksonMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
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