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DePriest v. Barber

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 29, 2001No. 2000-CA-00383-SCTPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

798 So.2d 456 (2001)

Nellie DePRIEST

v.

Tony BARBER.

No. 2000-CA-00383-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 29, 2001.

Kenneth Mayfield, Tupelo, Attorney for Appellant.

Gary L. Carnathan, Amory, Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE BANKS, P.J., MILLS and DIAZ, JJ.

DIAZ, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. On January 31, 1997, Nellie DePriest ("DePriest") filed suit in the Lee County Circuit Court against Tony Barber ("Barber") seeking damages for personal injuries stemming from an automobile accident on January 4, 1996. DePriest alleged that Barber negligently operated his wrecker truck while attempting to tow a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Donald v. Amoco Production Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Hall v. HilbunMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Rodgers v. Pascagoula Public School Dist.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Clark v. State Ex Rel. Miss. State Med. Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Estate of Hunter v. General Motors Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  3. Richton Bank & Trust Company v. BowenMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Callahan v. LedbetterCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
  5. Frank Stockett v. Classic Manor Builders, Inc.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017

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