Legal Opinion

Gressett v. Newton Separate Mun. School Dist.

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided July 17, 1997No. 94-CA-00940-SCTPublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

697 So.2d 444 (1997)

Justin GRESSETT, a Minor, By and Through His Mother and Next Friend, Janice GRESSETT

v.

NEWTON SEPARATE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

No. 94-CA-00940-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 17, 1997.

Thomas L. Tullos, Bay Springs, for appellants.

Jack W. Brand, Gerald & Brand, Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.

PRATHER, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. The present case involves a lawsuit filed by Justin Gressett against the Newton Separate Municipal School District for its allegedly negligent failure to protect him from an attack by a fellow…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Pruett v. City of RosedaleMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Presley v. Mississippi State Hwy. Com'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Starnes v. City of VardamanMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Richardson v. Rankin County School Dist.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Stokes v. Kemper County Bd. of Sup'rsMississippi Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  3. Gale v. ThomasMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Mosby v. MooreMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Chamberlin v. City of HernandoMississippi Supreme Court · 1998

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