Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Crenshaw

486 U.S. 71 (1988)

BANKERS LIFE & CASUALTY CO.

v.

CRENSHAW

No. 85-1765.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued November 30, 1987

Decided May 16, 1988

APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI

Theodore B. Olson argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Larry L. Simms and Terence P. Ross.

Bruce J. Ennis, Jr., argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Paul R. Friedman, Ernest R. Schroeder, and Vincent J. Castigliola, Jr.[*]

In this case we must decide whether a Mississippi statute imposing a 15% penalty on parties who appeal unsuccessfully from a money judgment violates…