Legal Opinion · Dissent

Wilkerson v. Goss

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 16, 2013No. 2011-IA-01686-SCTPublished

1DissentKitchens, Justice

¶ 17. While the only proper venue may be Scott County, this decision cannot be made on the record before us, and I respectfully disagree with the analysis by which the majority opinion reaches this conclusion. In reversing the trial court and ordering a transfer of venue to the Scott County Circuit Court, my learned colleagues in the majority disregard the defendants’ petition for interlocutory appeal and the attached documents, finding that they are not part of the record. Moreover, I respectfully disagree with the majority’s interpretation of the law governing motions to transfer venue.…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Flight Line, Inc. v. TanksleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. CookMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Shelton v. KindredMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Allen v. Mac Tools, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Southern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. v. HollandMississippi Supreme Court · 1984

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