White v. White

601 So.2d 864 (1992)

Martha Lynn WHITE

v.

Donald A. WHITE, Executor for the Estate of Dudley H. White.

No. 90-CA-0874.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 10, 1992.

Barry W. Gilmer, Gilmer Law Firm, Jackson, for appellant.

Michael O. Gwin, James A. Becker, Jr., Watkins & Eager, Jackson, for appellee.

EN BANC.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

It appears Dudley H. White has assaulted and battered his then-wife, Martha Lynn White. A little over two years later, Martha Lynn sued him in tort, seeking compensatory and punitive damages. The Circuit Court dismissed her action as barred by the one-year statute…