Legal Opinion
Shelton v. American Ins. Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 13, 1987No. 56371PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
507 So.2d 894 (1987)
Trenton H. SHELTON
v.
The AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY.
No. 56371.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
May 13, 1987.
James W. Nobles, Jr., Bernard W.N. Chill, Sr., Chill, Chill & Dove, Jackson, for appellant.
Gary K. Jones, Daniel, Coker, Horton & Bell, Jackson, for appellee.
Before WALKER, C.J., and PRATHER and SULLIVAN, JJ.
WALKER, Chief Justice, for the Court:
Trenton H. Shelton brought suit in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County seeking damages from The American Insurance Company as a result of its failure to defend a suit against him. Upon motion the lower…
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- Danks v. MaherLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
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